How Trump Nearly Sabotaged His Own Iran Deal
Episode Ep 598 10 min 14s

How Trump Nearly Sabotaged His Own Iran Deal

For someone who really needs this deal to work, Trump seems to be going out of his way to sabotage it. It's a reflection of two things - one, he just can't help himself. Whether it's Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Zelensky, or the Iranians, he needs to be insulting someone. But, more importantly, two - it's a reflection of the deeply flawed deal that is the best he could get - and his incentive to do whatever he can to appear to be in control, even when the evidence suggests otherwise. It's setting up a looming crisis moment. Let's discuss.

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