Seyed M. Marandi: BREAKING: US & Iran on Brink of FINAL Deal – Here’s What We Know

Professor Marandi asserts that Iran decisively won recent military engagements against both Israel and the United States. He claims Iran inflicted heavy damage on US assets and Israeli infrastructure, while its own key military structures and underground bases remained intact. This perceived victory has significantly boosted Iranian public confidence.

Marandi states, 'Iran won the war and of course preserved the trade of hormones and its key military structures are very much intact.' He also notes, 'Iran inflicted huge damage on US assets across it destroyed all their bases.'

According to Marandi, the US introduced new demands in deal negotiations but later withdrew them after Iran's firm refusal and retaliatory strikes. He suggests Trump's subsequent aggressive rhetoric ('I'm going to destroy Iran') was an attempt to save face and appear strong after backing down at the negotiating table.

Marandi explains, 'Then the Americans put in new demands and the Iranians said, 'We're not touching this.'... the Katari delegation came to Iran and they informed the Iranians that those extra demands they were withdrawn.' He adds, 'Trump withdrew those demands, but he didn't want to look weak. So he went came in and said, 'I'm going to destroy Iran.''

Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz is presented as its most significant leverage in negotiations. Marandi states that Iran will continue to control the strait, potentially charging 'environmental' or 'security' fees for passage and preventing adversary ships (e.g., Israeli, US naval) from passing through.

Marandi emphasizes, 'Iran controls the straight. So the Americans, if they don't want their economy to crash, they should they should start thinking about, you know, uh, stopping Netanyahu from slaughtering all those kids.' He also mentions, 'Iranians will prevent that sort of thing. So, it'll be controlled to make sure that the enemy doesn't militarize the Persian Gulf again and to make it very costly for it to bring anything to those bases.'

The speaker notes a significant psychological shift within Iranian society, where people are no longer afraid of the United States and are confident in their nation's ability to fight back. This newfound confidence stems from Iran's perceived military successes and resilience against sanctions and attacks.

Marandi states, 'This war was a huge change for the Iranian people psychologically because they thought that the United States is not anymore the United States it was before the war started. They know their capabilities. They're more confident.'

The podcast highlights a 'new era' in West Asia where the United States and Israel can no longer act with impunity. Iran's direct retaliatory strikes against Israel and the US have established a new calculation, demonstrating that attacks will be met with a strong response, fundamentally altering regional power dynamics.

The host states, 'Those days are gone. This is the new equation in the Middle East.' Marandi adds, 'Israel has to understand that they cannot because for decade or I would say for two decades three decades they're attacking other countries destroying killing people without having any sort of response.'