Gregg Carlstrom

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7am · The fantasy of Trump’s Iran deal · 27 May 2026 podcast

But either way, the Americans carried out these strikes.

The Iranians are accusing them of a violation of the ceasefire.

But we saw Iran a few weeks ago carry out missile and drone strikes on the UAE and other countries in the Gulf.

They don't want to resume the war in full force, but they think there is still some, I think, utility in carrying out these sorts of attacks.

I don't think the truce is about to collapse.

It's not the first time that one or the other party has violated the ceasefire, but it's a reminder of how fragile this all is.

I think both sides went into these negotiations two months ago, assuming that the other one was negotiating in bad faith.

I mean, that's certainly the Iranian perspective, right?

They feel as if they've tried talking twice before with the Americans in spring of last year and then winter of this year.

And both times those talks ended not just in failure, but with Iran being attacked by Israel last summer and then by America and Israel.

this year.

So they think the Americans are entirely bad faith actors.

And then that's also a longstanding view on the American side.

For decades now, there's been a reluctance to negotiate with Iran and a feeling that it's pointless to negotiate with Iran.

So they both have their doubts, but at the same time, they both have an economic incentive, if nothing else, to

try and negotiate right now.

America needs the Strait of Hormuz open to try and bring down global energy prices.

Iran needs it open to lift this American blockade that is causing economic damage for them.

So that will push them, I think, towards at least some sort of a short-term agreement that might reopen the Strait temporarily, that might use some of that economic pressure.

I think

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