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Ceasing the Ceasefire: Who Benefits More from the War's Pause? - William Spaniel
The prospects for a deal between the United States and Iran are not looking good, seeing as 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan reached a deadlock, and the United States initiated a blockade of Hormuz to prevent Iran from instituting a toll system to govern the passage. We therefore examine today who benefits more from a pause in the war, and use that information to better understand what might happen next.
0:00 Negotiations vs. Ceasefires
1:07 How Ceasefires Work
4:03 U.S. Aircraft Maintenance Problems
7:28 Iran's Anti-Aircraft Deployments
12:30 Takeaway Lines