Trita Parsi
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5 series
first heard Apr 2025
last heard 11 Sep
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And as a result, they showcased their willingness to escalate as a way of deterring Trump.
Which I think, again, it is a risky strategy because it could have led to a much larger war.
But the Ivan calculated.
appears to have been that it was even riskier not doing it.
So look, I agree with you fully.
Part of that is actually true.
Many of these Arab states
have been pushing Trump very hard whenever they thought that he is actually planning on something big.
Whether that was actually the case or not remains to be seen.
But whenever they thought so, they intervened because they have lost faith.
in America's ability to win this militarily.
And as a result, the US would be escalating, destroying a lot of things in Iran, and the Iranians would be retaliating by destroying similar things in the GCC states, but without actually changing the final outcome.
So, from the Arab perspective, they're going to pay a heavy price for a war that leads nowhere.
So, it's not surprising that they pleaded with him not to attack.
I doubt that the Iranians did so, because I think the Iranians have come to the conclusion that if they show the slightest weakness, that will only incentivize Trump to attack them.
So the only way to deter Trump from attacking is by being as tough as
uh as possible and the signaling that they're ready for a fight, which is the opposite of them going and pleading for talks.
Now, there's another area in which I think Trump is speaking half truths.
It is not entirely false that they're talking.
The US and Iran have been continuing to communicate throughout this period.
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