TGL 22 | Former Iranian Ambassador Says Trump Just Killed the Deal... Again!

The peace talks in Islamabad lasted just 21 hours. Hours later, the U.S. Navy began a full blockade of Iranian ports. And yet, a former Iranian Ambassador says this wasn't a collapse. It was progress. So what's really going on? Maryanne Maldonado sits down with Dr. Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian ambassador and one of the most closely watched voices on Iran-West relations, to decode the nuclear deadlock, the broken diplomacy, and whether there's any realistic path to a deal before the next escalation. From the JCPOA's collapse to zero-enrichment demands, from the Strait of Hormuz to China and Russia's quiet role, this is the conversation that goes beyond the headlines. Hosted by Maryanne Maldonado | The Greater Loop, A podcast of the World Affairs Council of Houston Subscribe for global affairs content that con nects the world to your world. Topics covered: Why the Islamabad talks failed, and why Mousavian calls it progress Iran's nuclear red lines and the NPT rights dispute The U.S. naval blockade and what it signals to Tehran A proposed regional enrichment consortium as an alternative Who inside Iran is pushing for peace — and who isn't The Supreme Leader's ceasefire gamble Whether a second round of negotiations is still possible Check out our upcoming event with Amb. Sayed Mousavian on May 05! https://wachouston.org/event/iranian-ambassador/