Benham Ben-Taliblu

I think the president means what he says and he's been pretty clear at least on this front of he does not want the Islamic Republic to get a nuclear weapon but even when he was campaigning before term one, his whole thing was about making deals even in places where potentially that might not be possible or hard or feasible or where it may come with political constraints.

You know, his line was back then and it remains true today, I buy bad deals, I make them good deals. You know, you saw that with North Korea. But with North Korea, he learned and when there was really no chance, he was willing to walk away. Now, that didn't convince a larger war and didn't lead to a larger strike.

You know, his line was back then and it remains true today, I buy bad deals, I make them good deals. You know, you saw that with North Korea. But with North Korea, he learned and when there was really no chance, he was willing to walk away. Now, that didn't convince a larger war and didn't lead to a larger strike.

You know, his line was back then and it remains true today, I buy bad deals, I make them good deals. You know, you saw that with North Korea. But with North Korea, he learned and when there was really no chance, he was willing to walk away. Now, that didn't convince a larger war and didn't lead to a larger strike.

But I think with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the president has said that he doesn't want to have to do the military option. but he's willing to at least put it on the table and make it meaningful over time. So, I think every threat with respect to this president, every option with respect to this president is credible.

But I think with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the president has said that he doesn't want to have to do the military option. but he's willing to at least put it on the table and make it meaningful over time. So, I think every threat with respect to this president, every option with respect to this president is credible.

But I think with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the president has said that he doesn't want to have to do the military option. but he's willing to at least put it on the table and make it meaningful over time. So, I think every threat with respect to this president, every option with respect to this president is credible.

And if that, you know, five months out, I had to judge the Trump administration's Iran policy, I would say they're trying to go a mile wide and an inch deep on everything.

And if that, you know, five months out, I had to judge the Trump administration's Iran policy, I would say they're trying to go a mile wide and an inch deep on everything.

And if that, you know, five months out, I had to judge the Trump administration's Iran policy, I would say they're trying to go a mile wide and an inch deep on everything.

So even though you heard this line back starting from President George W. Bush when he said all options are on the table, when you look at literally everything that President Trump has been doing, he has literally been putting stock behind every single option, military, economic with the sanctions, for example, political, diplomatic even.

So even though you heard this line back starting from President George W. Bush when he said all options are on the table, when you look at literally everything that President Trump has been doing, he has literally been putting stock behind every single option, military, economic with the sanctions, for example, political, diplomatic even.

So even though you heard this line back starting from President George W. Bush when he said all options are on the table, when you look at literally everything that President Trump has been doing, he has literally been putting stock behind every single option, military, economic with the sanctions, for example, political, diplomatic even.

by engaging in these direct or indirect, depending on who you believe, bilateral conversations with Iranians. So he is every element, diplomatic, informational, military, economic, trying to create an element that this is Iran policy. think he's trying to provoke a reaction. He's trying to see where the Iranians are responding.

by engaging in these direct or indirect, depending on who you believe, bilateral conversations with Iranians. So he is every element, diplomatic, informational, military, economic, trying to create an element that this is Iran policy. think he's trying to provoke a reaction. He's trying to see where the Iranians are responding.

by engaging in these direct or indirect, depending on who you believe, bilateral conversations with Iranians. So he is every element, diplomatic, informational, military, economic, trying to create an element that this is Iran policy. think he's trying to provoke a reaction. He's trying to see where the Iranians are responding.

And right now, the Iranians are responding primarily in the diplomatic or political domain. They're trying to test him. They're trying to buy time. But now, it behooves him to grow the stock beyond just an HD of those economic and of those military options. And if I had to advise him right now, I would say,

And right now, the Iranians are responding primarily in the diplomatic or political domain. They're trying to test him. They're trying to buy time. But now, it behooves him to grow the stock beyond just an HD of those economic and of those military options. And if I had to advise him right now, I would say,

And right now, the Iranians are responding primarily in the diplomatic or political domain. They're trying to test him. They're trying to buy time. But now, it behooves him to grow the stock beyond just an HD of those economic and of those military options. And if I had to advise him right now, I would say,

One thing that you got to trim with respect is the positive rhetoric or the optimism that the most powerful person in the world injects into these talks, which is when the president says, I want them to go well, I think they're going well, looks like they're going well.