Tamara Keith
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Well, the president needs the Strait of Hormuz reopened to stabilize oil markets, but it's a key piece of leverage Iran has gained in this war.
Trump also set a red line at Iran's nuclear program.
He doesn't want Iran enriching uranium, and he wants to take possession of the material Iran still has.
But also, Trump is just looking for a way to declare a win and get out of this war.
He's been claiming it was nearly over for weeks now.
But reality is a stubborn thing, and Iran gets a say in whether this conflict ends or not.
The average price of gas is hovering near $4 a gallon for regular.
At an event last week, Trump said the high prices are, quote, fake inflation, but it is real and it is affecting real people.
I interviewed a Trump supporter who said he's basically stopped driving his pickup truck because diesel prices are so high and has taken up fasting as a way to spend less on food.
He trusts Trump to turn this around, but at some point, people are going to run out of patience.
In a social media post this morning, he said U.S.
officials would be returning to Islamabad late Monday for more negotiations.
But then he also resumed his threats to target civilian infrastructure if Iran doesn't make a deal.
Quote, We're offering a very fair and reasonable deal, and I hope they take it because if they don't, the United States is going to knock out every single power plant and every single bridge in Iran.
In a social media post this morning, he said U.S.
officials would be returning to Islamabad late Monday for more negotiations.
But then he also resumed his threats to target civilian infrastructure if Iran doesn't make a deal, quote,
We're offering a very fair and reasonable deal, and I hope they take it because if they don't, the United States is going to knock out every single power plant and every single bridge in Iran.