Trump's Deal: How To Analyze The Unknowable
The Trump administration is reportedly negotiating a potential deal with Iran to end a long-standing conflict. Recent shifts in rhetoric from Iranian leaders suggest a willingness to make concessions, including opening the Strait of Hormuz and turning over enriched uranium. However, the specifics of the deal remain unclear, and opinions on its implications vary widely among political factions.
- ▪Iranian leaders have recently shifted their rhetoric towards potential concessions in negotiations with the Trump administration.
- ▪The ongoing naval blockade, Operation Economic Fury, has significantly impacted Iran's economy and heightened tensions within the regime.
- ▪There is considerable uncertainty regarding the details of the deal, with many experts and political figures expressing skepticism about its contents and implications.
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Trump's Deal: How To Analyze The Unknowable Duane Patterson 9:20 AM | May 26, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Until Friday, whenever the Trump administration indicated a deal might be close to ending the 47-year war Iran has waged against us, the news generally wasn't taken seriously, because key figures on the Iranian side, who most likely were the ones negotiating in private, contradicted themselves with the wildest possible denials publicly. All that changed in the last 96 hours or so, because for the first time since kinetic action destroyed most of the IRGC's offensive capabilities, and virtually all of their defenses as well, indignant leaders in the regime shifted their rhetoric, albeit subtly at times, into overtures of opening up the Strait of Hormuz without collecting tolls,…
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