CAN TRUMP AND IRAN EVER REACH A DEAL AGAIN ?

What happened: An analysis of US-Iran diplomacy says Tehran no longer believes a durable deal with Trump is possible and sees a reported plan to strike Pickaxe Mountain with a MOAB as escalation toward regime change rather than a face-saving Why it matters: The piece argues Iran would respond to such a strike by expanding the war, possibly hitting nuclear facilities in the UAE and Israel, and that only a military dead-end for Trump would end the conflict. Key numbers: The analysis references a March 9 assessment made roughly ten days into the Iran war and an MOU reached three months later.

An analysis of US-Iran diplomacy says Tehran no longer believes a durable deal with Trump is possible and sees a reported plan to strike Pickaxe Mountain with a MOAB as escalation toward regime change rather than a face-saving

The piece argues Iran would respond to such a strike by expanding the war, possibly hitting nuclear facilities in the UAE and Israel, and that only a military dead-end for Trump would end the conflict. Key numbers: The analysis references a March 9 assessment made roughly ten days into the Iran war and an MOU reached three months later.