An Iran Expert Says Tehran Is Playing Hardball for One Reason — Because It Believes Trump Badly Wants Out of This War
Tehran is demanding major U.S. concessions as analysts say President Donald Trump has few options and no quick path to end the conflict.
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An Iran Expert Says Tehran Is Playing Hardball for One Reason — Because It Believes Trump Badly Wants Out of This War
Iran may not expect these terms to be accepted. Stalling costs Tehran plenty, but it costs Washington gas prices and a midterm calendar — which is why the demands look less like an offer than a tactic.
Flailing Trump running out of options as 'reality is slapping him in the face': analysts
Analysts warned on Monday that President Donald Trump is running out of options to end the war against Iran, the New York Times reported. Trump launched the war at the behest of Israel and Saudi Arabia more than five months ago, claiming that it would prevent Iran from ever developing a nuclear weapon — something that was already guaranteed by the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration that Trump tore up — and would presen…
Trump is still searching for a way out of Iran
President Donald Trump is struggling to find a way out of the conflict with Iran, as voters lose patience with the war and weapons stockpiles dwindle. The path forward remains unclear, even as Trump has privately weighed dropping his long-held requirement for a nuclear deal. Washington is unlikely to accept Iran’s latest list of demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And while Trump has publicly downplayed reports of a weapons shortage, the iss…
On February 28, 2026, thick smoke rose from the direction of the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, indicating that the base was affected by Iran's first wave of retaliatory strikes. (Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images)
Joe Kent, former director of the U.S. National Anti-Terrorist Center, accuses the "war class" of convincing the president to go to war with Iran to destroy his legacy.
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