An American-Iranian détente is in both countries’ interest—but it needn’t upset our special relationship with Israel.
The administration doesn’t want a grand bargain with the Islamic Republic. They want a different government.
Trump’s off-ramp from war with Iran runs through Qatar.
The prospect of war on Iran
Idle threats and munitions shortages have boxed Trump in.
Iran and Israel came to blows, and Beijing mostly ducked.
The people of Iran know that their main enemy is at home.
Trump said it himself in June—military force won’t open the waterway, and energy reserves are quickly winding down.