Geopolitical Economy Report

US and Israel immediately violate ceasefire with Iran: The war is not over

April 9, 2026·23 min
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The United States and Iran agreed to a temporary, two-week ceasefire. However, Tehran said Washington immediately violated it, by allowing Israel to bomb Lebanon. Ben Norton explains how the USA has repeatedly lied about its diplomacy, and how Donald Trump's "art of the deal" is based on deception. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdidAa3CsU0 Check out our related video "Iran is winning the war. This is why": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV26rb-9YsE Topics 0:00 Iran war ceasefire 0:52 US ceasefire violations 2:40 Israel attacks Lebanon 3:25 Energy crisis and inflation 4:50 Both sides claim victory 5:32 Iran says USA violated deal 6:23 Trump's "art of the deal" 7:17 Israel bombs Lebanon 8:09 Strait of Hormuz 9:22 Russia and China UN veto 10:27 Peace talks in Pakistan 10:54 US military will stay 11:11 Trump threatens "civilization" 11:54 US empire violates treaties 14:28 Trump's 15-point plan 16:10 Iran's 10-point proposal 17:55 Someone is lying 19:04 USA underestimates Iran 20:00 Iran establishes new order 21:19 US imperialism continues 23:01 Outro

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