Last Week Today Episode 203 Show Notes for Monday, June 24th, 2025
The Fragile Ceasefire Between Israel and Iraq, Canada’s “Public Service Revolution,” Mark Carney’s Plan for Military Spending, Open Banking Initiatives, Vaxx Deaths in Japan & 1943 Communist Directive
The “Fragile” Ceasefire Between Israel and Iraq
As outlined in posts like the June 24th, 2025 Al Jazeera story, “Updates: Trump warns Israel not to attack Iran as fragile ceasefire holds,” the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, brokered by US. President Donald Trump, continues to hold despite violations on both sides.
The ceasefire followed US airstrikes on June 21st targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, aimed at crippling Tehran’s nuclear program, which both Israel and the US claimed were nearing weapons-grade capability and Israel considered as justification for its initial attacks on Iran.
But the strike, codenamed “Operation Midnight Hammer,” failed to destroy core components, setting back Iran’s program by only months at best, according to US intelligence assessments.
As noted in the June 24th, 2025 BBC post, “What we know about Iran's attack on US base in Qatar,” the US attack led to Irani…
