What’s Next In Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza? Experts Tell Mehdi

The commonly used definition of insanity – doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results – is well suited to President Donald Trump’s latest moves in the Middle East. Whether it be declaring the United States “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT” or bombing Iran again this past weekend, the results stay the same. In a live Town Hall Q&A for paid Zeteo subscribers, three Middle East experts joined Mehdi Hasan to unpack developments in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza. It’s a conversation you won’t find in the mainstream media: Trita Parsi, executive vice president at Quincy Institute and author of several books on Iran Rula Jebreal, a Palestinian-Italian journalist, analyst, and academic Rami Khouri, longtime Lebanon-based journalist and former policy fellow at American University of Beirut Together, they break down not only the immediate flashpoint at the Strait of Hormuz but also the deeper, decades-long story playing out across Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and Israel. Was the resurgence of violence inevitable, or is President Trump simply escalating to de-escalate? Is anyone prepared for what comes next? And how is Israel calculating all of its moves? This live discussion was streamed and released exclusively to paid subscribers on July 14, 2026 on Zeteo.com. Consider subscribing to our website as a paid subscriber to unlock all premium content like this from Zeteo – and also to join future Zeteo live Town Halls Q&As where you can join the discussion: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:50 Iran Escalations 8:32 Iran Bombing Gulf Countries 12:13 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 16:17 Vengeance for Khamenei? 18:35 Gaza 22:29 Lebanon 30:30 Can Europe Stop Israel? 34:56 What’s Next in Palestine? 38:50 Will Iran War End? #news #politics #iran #lebanon #gaza Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Find Zeteo: Twitter:   / zeteo_news   Instagram:   / zeteonews   TikTok:   / zeteonews   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter:   / @mehdirhasan   Instagram:   / @mehdirhasan   Tik Tok:   / mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/networ...