Mary Kissel joins The John Batchelor Show to analyze the failure of the ceasefire with Iran, noting that Tehran concluded the United States lacked the will to launch a ground intervention. She explains that the conflict centers on Iran’s suspect nuclear program, with potential new targets at Pickaxe Mountain, and that public engagement remains low despite rising energy costs.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)