President Trump announced that the United States and Iran would hold high-level talks in Doha. Hours later, Iran publicly rejected the claim, insisting no meeting had been confirmed. As Washington and Tehran issue conflicting statements, uncertainty is growing over the future of the sixty-day peace framework and whether diplomacy is beginning to unravel.

In Day 123 of Epic Fury, we examine the contradictory accounts surrounding the proposed Doha negotiations, the first confirmed meeting of the Joint Hormuz Committee in Oman, Iran's increasingly uncompromising position over control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the latest developments in the nuclear negotiations. We also cover fresh warnings from the IRGC, France's rejected offer to help clear mines from Hormuz, political divisions in Washington, renewed tensions in Lebanon, rising Iranian cyberattacks against Israel, and what falling oil prices reveal about the market's confidence in the fragile ceasefire.

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The United States and Iran have agreed to stand down after the most dangerous seventy-two hours since the ceasefire, but the conflict is far from over. Following three rounds of US strikes on Iranian military targets around the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian missile attacks on American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, both sides have paused military operations ahead of emergency talks in Doha.

In this episode, we break down how the latest escalation unfolded, why CENTCOM targeted Iran's surveillance and minelaying infrastructure, the attack on the Kiku oil tanker carrying Qatari crude, and what the sudden stand-down means for the future of the ceasefire. We also examine Iran's insistence that it retains control of the Strait of Hormuz, the growing dispute over the Memorandum of Understanding, delayed nuclear negotiations, and why the next forty-eight hours could determine whether diplomacy survives or the conflict returns to open war.

We also cover the White House's latest strategy meeting, Trump's war funding request, Lebanon's worsening security crisis, global oil markets, commercial shipping through Hormuz, and the high-stakes diplomatic negotiations that could reshape the Middle East.

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Day 121 of the US-Iran War brings the most serious test yet of the ceasefire as Iran launches fresh drone attacks against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing the United States to respond with another wave of airstrikes against Iranian military targets.

In this episode of Epic Fury, we examine the attack on the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Ever Lovely, the drone strike on the Panama-flagged oil tanker Kiku, and how repeated attacks on international shipping have pushed the fragile Memorandum of Understanding to the brink. We explain why the International Maritime Organization suspended its evacuation mission, why hundreds of vessels remain trapped inside the Gulf, and how the dispute over safe shipping routes has become the focal point of the conflict.

We also cover President Trump's warning that the Islamic Republic of Iran "may cease to exist," CENTCOM's latest strikes on Iranian drone and missile infrastructure, Iran's attacks on US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, and the widening disagreement over whether either side is still honouring the ceasefire. Plus, we analyse the new Lebanon framework agreement, the Gulf states' growing concerns, and why oil markets remain surprisingly calm despite the sharp escalation.

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Before the next phase of negotiations begins, the Gulf states have dramatically raised the stakes.

On Day 120 of the US-Iran War, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the United States issue a landmark joint statement demanding that any final agreement with Iran must go beyond its nuclear programme to include ballistic missiles, drones and Tehran's regional proxy network. It's the clearest signal yet that the peace process is expanding well beyond the original Memorandum of Understanding.

Meanwhile, President Trump reveals that Iran's enriched uranium was not destroyed during Operation Epic Fury but buried beneath the three nuclear sites, where he says it remains under constant American surveillance. He also discloses that he once considered sending US troops into Iran to recover the material before rejecting the plan, while signalling he would be willing to meet Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Elsewhere, Lebanon's fragile ceasefire begins to unravel as Hezbollah rejects the latest agreement, an Israeli officer is killed north of the Litani River, and a United Nations peacekeeper loses his life during renewed fighting. We also examine rising economic pressure inside the United States, the latest diplomatic efforts in Doha and Bürgenstock, and why the architecture of peace is growing faster than the agreements needed to end the war.

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Iran War Day 119: Iran Declares US Defeat as Trump Seeks $87.6 Billion for the War

Iran has called the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding a "declaration of America's defeat", while the White House has asked Congress for $87.6 billion to continue funding the war just one day after lawmakers voted symbolically to end it.

In this episode of Epic Fury, we examine the widening gap between Washington and Tehran's competing versions of the same peace agreement. Iran's chief negotiator says the deal proves American failure, while President Trump insists negotiations are progressing toward a historic settlement.

We also break down:

• Why Iran says the US lost the war despite ongoing negotiations.
• Trump's $87.6 billion emergency war funding request and the political battle in Congress.
• The latest dispute over IAEA nuclear inspections and sanctions.
• New negotiations over the future governance of the Strait of Hormuz.
• Rubio's Gulf tour and growing pressure from America's regional allies.
• The fragile situation in Lebanon as ceasefire accusations continue.
• Why oil markets remain on edge despite diplomatic progress.
• What the next 51 days could mean for the future of the conflict.

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The fragile US-Iran peace deal faces its biggest test yet.

On Day 118 of the Iran War, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) publicly insists that nuclear inspections will take place under the new agreement. Iran immediately pushes back, declaring inspections cannot begin until all sanctions are lifted and a final deal is reached.

In this episode of Epic Fury, we examine the growing confrontation between the IAEA and Tehran, the unanswered questions surrounding Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, the stalled Bürgenstock negotiations, rising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, the latest Israel-Lebanon ceasefire developments, and why the next few weeks could determine whether this peace process survives.

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The political foundations of the US-Iran War are beginning to crack.

On Day 117, the United States Senate passed a historic War Powers Resolution directing President Trump to withdraw American forces from hostilities against Iran, marking the first time both chambers of Congress have formally rebuked the war. Trump responded by accusing lawmakers of giving “aid and comfort” to the enemy, exposing growing divisions in Washington over the conflict and the peace process.

Meanwhile, a major dispute erupted over Iran's nuclear programme. Trump insisted that Tehran had agreed to unlimited nuclear inspections, while Iranian officials publicly denied any such agreement existed. With the future of IAEA access now in question, one of the most important pillars of the Switzerland peace talks faces its biggest test yet.

In this episode:

• The Senate's historic vote against the war
• Trump's furious response to Republican defectors
• The growing battle over Iran's nuclear inspections
• Conflicting interpretations of the Bürgenstock peace framework
• Iran President Pezeshkian's first foreign trip since the war began
• Pakistan's warning about efforts to sabotage the peace process
• The latest developments in the Strait of Hormuz reopening
• New disputes over Hormuz sovereignty and shipping fees
• Rubio's Gulf tour and growing concerns among Arab allies
• Israel-Lebanon negotiations and fresh clashes in southern Lebanon
• The latest progress from the US-Iran technical working groups

With 54 days remaining in the sixty-day negotiation window, diplomats are still meeting, ships are beginning to move, and the ceasefire remains intact. But the biggest questions of the war—nuclear verification and control of the Strait of Hormuz—are now the subject of open disagreement between Washington and Tehran.

The framework exists. The negotiations continue. The arguments are getting louder.

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US-Iran peace talks have entered a critical new phase after the first face-to-face negotiations since the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum. Vice President JD Vance says major progress has been made, but a new battle is emerging over control of the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear inspections, and the future of the Middle East.

On Day 116 of the Iran War, US and Iranian officials completed marathon negotiations in Switzerland, launching technical talks on Iran's nuclear programme, sanctions relief, and maritime security. Vance announced that Iran will allow IAEA inspectors to return, while both sides agreed to establish a direct hotline to prevent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz from escalating into renewed conflict.

But Iran's chief negotiator also declared that Hormuz will never return to its pre-war status, claiming the strategic waterway will remain under Iranian management. The statement has triggered concern across the Gulf as the United States works to reassure allies worried about the future of global oil supplies and regional security.

Meanwhile, Israel is objecting to a new Lebanon ceasefire mechanism that includes Iran but excludes Israel, raising fears that tensions on the Lebanese border could threaten the wider peace process. Direct Israel-Lebanon negotiations are now beginning as multiple diplomatic tracks race forward simultaneously.

In this episode:

• US-Iran talks at Bürgenstock and what was agreed
• The return of IAEA nuclear inspectors
• Iran's claim of permanent influence over the Strait of Hormuz
• The Gulf states' growing concerns about the deal
• Israel's response to the new Lebanon framework
• Marco Rubio's Middle East diplomatic mission
• The next steps toward a possible US-Iran peace agreement

If you follow the Iran War, US foreign policy, Middle East geopolitics, oil markets, nuclear negotiations, Israel, Lebanon, or global security, this episode provides the latest developments and analysis from Day 116 of the conflict.

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