Trump’s Iran ‘Deal,’ Explained

Trump’s Iran deal: Realpolitik triumphs

Washington has a habit of dressing up its foreign policy in the language of moral purpose. Presidents invoke democracy, human rights, and the rules-based international order as if they were divine mandates rather than rhetorical conveniences. So there is something almost refreshing — and certainly clarifying — about watching the Trump administration conclude a deal […] The post Trump’s Iran deal: Realpolitik triumphs — for now appeared first on …

Trump’s Carter Nightmare in Iran

The revealing moment in Donald Trump’s latest Iran messaging was not the boast. It was the hesitation. Asked about sending U.S. special operations forces into Iran to extract the country’s enriched uranium, Trump said that his team had considered it and then backed away: “I didn’t want to be Jimmy Carter.” The reference was unmistakable. Operation Eagle Claw, the failed 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages in Iran, ended with eight U.S. serv…

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Trump’s Iran ‘Deal,’ Explained

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