Donald Trump speaks with reporters in Florida, May 2, 2026
EA on International Outlets: US-Israel War — Iran Calls Trump’s Bluff
I joined India’s WION on Sunday afternoon to analyze the US-Israel War on Iran and Tehran’s latest 14-point proposal to end it.
Beginning with the call to push aside Donald Trump’s rhetoric and focus on reality, I consider how Iran seized the diplomatic initiative with its two-stage initiative: linking its leverage over the Strait of Hormuz with a long-term ceasefire and end to the US blockade in the first stage, and then moving to discussions of Tehran’s nuclear programme.
I note how the Trump Administration continues to be caught between its only two options of putting in ground troops or accepting talks and possible compromise.
And I explain how domestic pressure — when? — is likely to push the Administration into the negotiations.
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