Trita Parsi

I think maybe I am.

Yeah.

Look, some several of them are dead on arrival.

I agree with that.

I don't think the United States in any way, shape or form will pay reparations to Iran.

And I don't think the Iranians will dictate whether the U.S.

should stay or leave militarily in the region.

I personally think that the U.S.

should leave anyways.

And frankly, Trump himself has said that we should be leaving.

Unfortunately, we're not.

But again, it will not be because the Iranians are dictating it to the United States in a negotiation.

But I do think that there are other elements of this that are going to be part of the end result if there is an agreement.

The strait will be open.

I mean, what is happening in the next two weeks while the negotiations are taking place is that these straits will be open, but the Iranians will be charging fees for the transit of these ships together with the country of Oman.

For the United States to accept that and recognize that is in and of itself a big step towards making that a permanent feature.

Now, these are not huge amounts of money, nor is it going to give the Iranians a lot of income, but it's going to give them geopolitical leverage.

And that is one of the features that may come out of this war, even if there is no agreement.

So I think it's important to recognize one thing.

Trump already said about two weeks ago, the United States is not importing oil from the Persian Gulf.