Apr 13, 2026 · 48 min · 17 segments
Prof Seyed Marandi - Why the Iran Talks Failed See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Seyed Mohammad MarandiGuest
Daniel DavisHost
So let me ask you now, w- the, the question now is what happens next? So we, we talked about at the top of the show that President Trump, uh, said that the af- blockade would go into effect exactly at the same time our show started here.
Um, you mentioned that the Iranian side, militarily, the IRGC was in, was active in preparing for the resumption of this if the, if nothing happens between now and twenty-one April, when the, the two-week ceasefire comes to an end.
Uh, the US is doing the same with, uh, another, uh, George, George W. Bush aircraft carrier will be in, in, in the region before the end of that period of time.
Tons of aircraft, C- uh, C-seventeen, C-five, C-one thirty transports, uh, over the weekend just continued to flood in, re- implying a reload.
But, but he said, uh, "Let it be said that the president and his team went the..." You talk about the extra mile, he says the same.
"The extra mile to find a peaceful solution regarding Iran's, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, nuclear ambitions, and beyond.
They are intent on acquiring a nuclear weapon over time, and I believe if they had one, they would use it.
President Trump's decision to blockade the strait and regain control of the international waterways for Iran is the right move.
It is time to finish the job when it comes to Iran's nuclear ambitions." Of course, that can really only mean a military solution, because you're not gonna get the Iranian side to w- willingly hand over everything.
So he, when he says, "Finish the job," sounds like he has a, a military operation in mind.
So the question is: Who can survive this total blockade now the most? Can the Iranian side survive it or can the American side survive it? How does it look from the Iranian perspective on this blockade?
So let me ask you now, w- the, the question now is what happens next? So we, we talked about at the top of the show that President Trump, uh, said that the af- blockade would go into effect exactly at the same time our show started here.
Um, you mentioned that the Iranian side, militarily, the IRGC was in, was active in preparing for the resumption of this if the, if nothing happens between now and twenty-one April, when the, the two-week ceasefire comes to an end.
Uh, the US is doing the same with, uh, another, uh, George, George W. Bush aircraft carrier will be in, in, in the region before the end of that period of time.
Tons of aircraft, C- uh, C-seventeen, C-five, C-one thirty transports, uh, over the weekend just continued to flood in, re- implying a reload.
But, but he said, uh, "Let it be said that the president and his team went the..." You talk about the extra mile, he says the same.
"The extra mile to find a peaceful solution regarding Iran's, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, nuclear ambitions, and beyond.
They are intent on acquiring a nuclear weapon over time, and I believe if they had one, they would use it.
President Trump's decision to blockade the strait and regain control of the international waterways for Iran is the right move.
It is time to finish the job when it comes to Iran's nuclear ambitions." Of course, that can really only mean a military solution, because you're not gonna get the Iranian side to w- willingly hand over everything.
So he, when he says, "Finish the job," sounds like he has a, a military operation in mind.
So the question is: Who can survive this total blockade now the most? Can the Iranian side survive it or can the American side survive it? How does it look from the Iranian perspective on this blockade?
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