Hussain Haqqani appears on The John Batchelor Show to examine the Iranian regime’s regional dynamics, which he argues remain unchanged despite the supreme leader’s death. Haqqani describes the memorandum between the United States and Iran as insufficient to address the fundamental threats of the Iranian regime.
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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)