Who's Really Running Iran? The War, The Ceasefire & What Happens Next

In this episode of The Middle East Breakdown, hosts Dan Feferman and Hayvi Bouzo sit down with Gregg Roman, Executive Director of the Middle East Forum, for one of the most clear-eyed assessments of the US-Iran war, the fragile ceasefire, and what comes next.Recorded on April 10th, five weeks into the biggest direct military confrontation between the US, Israel, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the conversation asks the hard questions: Who actually won? What was realistically achieved? And is this ceasefire a genuine opening or just Iran buying time?The panel examines the war as a chapter in 25 years of American foreign policy toward Iran rather than a standalone event, the real state of Iran's nuclear and missile programs after 39 days of strikes, why regime decapitation didn't collapse the Islamic Republic, the IRGC's deep bench and mosaic defense strategy, where US and Israeli war aims overlap and where they diverge, and what the Gulf states, the broader Abrahamic alliance, and the negotiations in Islamabad mean for the future of the region.Watch, listen, and subscribe for full episodes and regional analysis.Website: YouTube: / @middleeast_24 Instagram: / middleast24 X: Spotify: