Novara Live Trump Folds Again, Announces 10-Day Extension To Ultimatum
Mar 27, 2026
Stephen Methven, reporting from Havana on the Cuban blockade and the Nuestra America convoy. Banseka Kayembe, commentator on youth wellbeing and the World Happiness Report. Robert Malley, seasoned diplomat on Iran negotiations and nuclear policy. They discuss Trump’s 10-day ultimatum to Iran and military risks. They explore why English-speaking youth report falling happiness. They report on Cuba’s blockade and humanitarian strains.
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Two Parallel Wars Shape The Conflict
- Military destruction by the US and Israel is significant, but Iran's asymmetric campaign keeps pressure by threatening energy chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz.
- Malley warns the conflict has two wars: kinetic strikes versus economic/globalized guerrilla tactics affecting world oil flows.
Ripping Up The Deal Increased Nuclear Risk
- Trump's tearing up of the 2015 JCPOA and later strikes made the nuclear threat worse, not better.
- Malley argues Iran's rapid enrichment growth occurred after the deal was ripped up, leaving the US with much less visibility into Iran's program.
Reopen Diplomacy With Political Commitment
- Pursue diplomacy with clear political investment rather than seeking a 'longer, stronger' deal that demands extra concessions after inflicting pain.
- Malley says Biden's team overplayed leverage early, wasting time when pragmatic Iranian actors still held power.