# Ali Vaez

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Democracy Now! 2026-07-16 Thursday

Democracy Now! 2026-07-16 Thursday Headlines for July 16, 2026 Todd Blanche Is "Not Fit" to Be AG, from Epstein Files to Trump's $1.8B Slush Fund: Rep. Jayapal We Are Sending a Message to Netanyahu: Rep. Jayapal on 100+ Dems Voting to Cut Israeli Military Aid Victor Salgado Araujo Saw ICE Agent Ki…

Ep 187: No deal (on Hormuz)

Darren is back at the mic after a month away and, again, back on the Iran/Hormuz story. The deal he spent an hour analysing in June is dead inside three weeks, the two sides are fighting again, American soldiers are dying, important infrastructure has been destroyed across the region, and a fresh c…

Trump versus Iran: Does Trump face a dilemma? Has Iran overplayed its hand?

President Trump has tweeted that the ceasefire is over but talks with Iran will continue. Can such talks be credible? Does Trump face a dilemma? If he opts to renew the war, his hopes of resolving the Iran nuclear issue could be dashed. If he restrains himself to secure a peace deal, he will have t…

Are the U.S. and Iran in a forever war?

Five months on, America and Iran can't even agree on whether they are negotiating or not. The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom brings us the latest on the effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran expert Ali Vaez says President Donald Trump is stuck between an unwinnable war and an unpalatable peace.

The War Nobody Can End: Inside the Iran Conflict

Twenty-one hours of negotiations in Islamabad. Vice President Vance on one side, Iran's delegation on the other. After 21 hours they walked away. No deal. The ceasefire expires in 9 days. February 28, 2026. Operation Epic Fury. 2,000 targets in 74 hours. Iran's Supreme Leader killed in Tehran. Ira…

Is Iran Secretly Building a Bomb at Pickaxe Mountain? A Nuclear Physicist Answers (w/ Ali Vaez)

Israel and the US may have extraordinary intelligence on Iran. But intelligence isn't the same as comprehension, according to nuclear physicist and 2015 Iran deal negotiator Ali Vaez. Vaez joins John Raine and Sir Richard Dearlove to break down what Iran's nuclear capabilities really look like a…

IMEO Public Briefing | Escalation and Deterrence: US–Israel Strikes on Iran and What Comes Next | March 10, 2026

Recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran—and Tehran’s response—have raised urgent questions about regional stability and the risk of wider conflict. Regional experts examine the situation through a security and strategic lens, focusing on the mechanics of what occurred, the deterrence calculations d…

Iran’s Long War: A Conversation With Ali Vaez and Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar

Nearly eight months since it began, the war in Iran has settled into a grim stalemate. Two essays in the new issue of Foreign Affairs consider just how long this stalemate could continue—and what decision-makers in Tehran think they can achieve in the coming months. In “The New Forever War,” Ali Va…

Are We Verging on Another Escalation in the Middle East? | Ali Vaez

In Episode 503 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Ali Vaez, deputy program director for the Middle East and North Africa at the Crisis Group and a closely watched analyst of Iran's foreign and nuclear policy, about where the war between Iran and the United States stands eight months aft…

BONUS - US attacks Iran

The US and Israel have commenced 'major combat operations' against Iran. Iran has responded by hitting sites in several Gulf States including Israel. Fran and Paul are joined by Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Editor with the Economist and by Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director with the International Cris…