Iran Deal: the Biggest Defeat in US History

Iran Deal: the Biggest Defeat in US History

World School of Communism 2026: https://schoolofcommunism.com/


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The United States and Iran have signed a deal to end the war. Looking through the fourteen points of the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’, it becomes clear that America has conceded everything Iran demanded, and Iran has given up nothing in return.


In this week's Against the Stream, Hamid Alizadeh and Ben Curry break down the deal point by point: the three hundred billion dollar reconstruction fund, the end of sanctions, Iran's new control over the Strait of Hormuz, the prospect of Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, and the collapse of America’s regime change agenda.


They explain the meaning of a defeat that many are calling worse than Vietnam, what it means for Israel, the Gulf states, China, Russia, and the world economy, and why this represents a turning point in America’s imperial decline.


New episodes of Against the Stream return in mid-September.


📖 Recommended reading 📖

Does Israel control the United States? – https://marxist.com/does-israel-control-the-united-states.htm

Israelis angry over U.S.-Iran peace deal lash out at Netanyahu – https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israelis-argry-over-u-s-iran-peace-deal-lash-out-at-netanyahu

‘American Surrender’: Conservatives React in Horror to Formal Iran Deal Announcement – https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/american-surrender-conservatives-react-in-horror-to-formal-iran-deal-announcement/

Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam – https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/16/iran-vietnam-strategy-defeat/


⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️

0:00 Intro

2:15 The peace deal point by point

19:22 What does this mean for the US?

25:40 Splits in the MAGA-movement

33:26 Freedom of navigation no more

37:29 What does this mean for Israel?

58:40 What does this mean for Europe?

1:03:25 The impact on world relations

1:08:06 The impact on the world economy

1:13:57 Will the deal hold?


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