Episode Notes:

The U.S.-Iranian Memorandum of Understanding is on ice. Afshon talks with Gregory Brew, an analyst at Eurasia Group, about how Iranian leadership is reading the war — especially Iran’s role in the Strait of Hormuz. They dig into the strange story of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s alleged role in an Israeli plan to install him as Iran’s new leader, and close with what renewed fighting could mean for global oil markets.

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