Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

6/22/26: Iran Talks Nearly Collapse, Neocons Try To Tank Deal, Americans Want War To End

June 22, 2026·59 min·5-min readconversationalnews
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The podcast covers high-stakes negotiations between the U.S., Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan aimed at de-escalating the Lebanon conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and restarting IAEA nuclear inspections in Iran. Despite initial progress, the talks face major threats from Trump’s erratic

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Jeremy Scahill

conversational on Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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Jeremy ScahillKrystalSaagarJD VanceDonald TrumpLindsey GrahamHossein Amir-AbdollahianMohammad Bagher GhalibafBenjamin Netanyahu

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Breaking NewsForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismMiddle EastUs Politics

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