I'm tired of the "could/should" analysis of what the regime is doing, as if Trump has any foreign policy goals to achieve. He doesn't. His only objective is grift. This whole catastrophe had nothing to do w/ a deal & everything to do w/ manipulating markets for personal gain. Every single week.
Greg SargentCrucial point from @sinatoossi.bsky.social: Trump's Iran deal almost certainly could have happened without his war. The outlines of such a compromise were previously within reach. This whole catastrophe didn't have to happen. On the pod Sina is very good on the deal: newrepublic.com/article/2120...