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Trump's Iran failures prove that he 'always chickens out': retired colonel

Summary by Alternet
President Donald Trump continues to prove the legitimacy of the "TACO" theory with his continued failures in the Iran negotiations, according to a retired colonel, with each extended deadline showing that he "always chickens out" under pressure.Jonathan Sweet is a retired Army colonel who served three decades as a military intelligence officer and also led the U.S. European Command Intelligence Engagement Division. On Thursday, he and national s…

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Why Trump’s latest change of position on Iran could be more than just a TACO Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN President Donald Trump gave up again and extended the ceasefire with Iran. His critics mock another TACO (“Trump always chickenens out”, “Trump always chickens out”) this Tuesday after the president gave up on another personal red line days after warning that “there would be no more Mr. Good Guy” if the Islamic Republic did not capitul…

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Alternet broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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