https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/7a5f495f-e314-4252-877d-020615eb66b9 Ben Norton speaks with Syrian analyst Ehsani about the new stages in the war in Syria. We discuss Idlib — the last "rebel"-held province and "largest al-Qaeda safe haven since 9/11," dominated by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)— and we dissect the Idlib peace deal that was brokered by Russia and Turkey. We also address the issue with the Syrian Kurds in the northeast, and the potential for negotiations between the Kurdish-led YPG/SDF and Damascus. And while the US plans to maintain an indefinite military occupation in Syria, Ehsani emphasizes that Iran's role has been greatly exaggerated. TOPICS: 0:00 Intro 1:43 Idlib, Turkey, and Russia 36:01 The Kurds, YPG/SDF 55:35 US military occupation 1:02:09 Iran's exaggerated role 1:10:35 Conclusion 1:13:13 Outro Ehsani on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EHSANI22 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ModerateRebels Website: http://moderaterebelsradio.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/moderateradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moderaterebelsradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/moderaterebels Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:40:25 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/7a5f495f-e314-4252-877d-020615eb66b9 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.