Fault Lines Episode 649: Cracks in the Coalition: The Fight Over Who Ends the War

Today, Les, John, Andrew, and Andy examine a fast-moving moment in the Iran conflict as diplomatic and domestic pressures converge. The Prime Minister of Qatar, a key intermediary in ceasefire talks, is meeting with Trump, and markets are already reacting to speculation of a possible settlement. Simultaneously, Israel's president has tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government — potentially ending Netanyahu's tenure as Prime Minister — while Vice President Vance has publicly called for the war to end and Democrats on Capitol Hill are signaling they will use the December 11 government funding deadline as leverage to cut off support for the fight. With Vance arguing the war cost Republicans the midterms and Trump attributing losses to gas prices rather than the conflict itself, who is actually driving U.S. war policy? If Iran believes it has successfully shaped political outcomes in both Washington and Jerusalem, does that perception harden or soften its position at the negotiating table? As the battlefield settles into a grinding cycle of tit-for-tat strikes and sanctions, what does a realistic path out actually look like? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines. @lestermunson @JohnCLipsey @AndrewBorene @AndyKeiser Like what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter! We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/7qrwKo10tqo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.