LIVE: Iran Forces Lebanon Ceasefire. Will Trump Restrain Israel?
April 18, 2026
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as posted by the channelđŽ LIVE Friday, April 17 | 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT
Join Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra LIVE with special guests to discuss the global flashpoints shaping the moment:
Professor Mohammed Marandi (University of Tehran) joins to discuss the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks, Iran's pressure for a Lebanon ceasefire, and Tehranâs response to Trumpâs Strait of Hormuz blockade, and why the war is pushing the global economy toward economic catastrophe.
Stacy Davis Gates, President of the Chicago Teachers Union, joins to explain why educators are mobilizing for a mass May Day action, backing a âno work, no school, no shoppingâ shutdown as Chicago becomes a flashpoint in a growing nationwide push against authoritarianism.
Chris Hazzard, Sinn FĂ©in MP in the North of Ireland, joins to connect the dots between Irelandâs fuel protests, Europeâs economic instability, and the global fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Rania Khalek will also provide an urgent update from Beirut, following Trump's announcement of a ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon.
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