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Iran: Israel is USING UP US Power as the Unipolar World Ends— Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy

July 25, 2026·28 min
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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy. He discusses the state of the Trump-Netanyahu relationship as the Iran quagmire deepens and why the frustrations haven’t made a difference to US foreign policy, the Israel-Lebanon deal and how it overwhelmingly favours of Israel, the reasons for the failures of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, why Israel has not gotten involved in the resumed war on the Iran so far, J.D. Vance’s political calculations behind his recent comments against Israel, how Israel is trying to strengthening its regional ambitions using up American power as the unipolar world ends, the unpopularity of the war on Iran in the United States, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - Going Underground(00:01:37) - The state of the US-Israel relationship(00:04:24) - Israel's role in the Lebanon deal(00:07:08) - Afshin: On the MoU(00:13:24) - Daniel Levy on JD Vance's Comment on Israel's Plans for Iran(00:23:23) - Daniel Levy: Can Iran Continue Without America?

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