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Trita Parsi May 18, 2026

We should first recognize that restarting the war amounts to an admission that Trump’s previous escalatory gambit — the blockade of the blockade — has failed. That, in turn, was itself an admission that the war had failed. Which was an admission that the threats of war in January had failed. As I have argued before on my Substack, this relentless search for an escalatory silver bullet capable of bringing Iran to its knees is not unique to Trump; it has become a defining pathology of American Iran policy for decades.

Although negotiators have made meaningful progress on several fronts, talks have thus far failed to produce an agreement, largely because of irreconcilable differences over Tehran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile. And as Washington has come to realize that the blockade is backfiring, a new and dangerous dynamic has emerged: both sides now believe another round of fighting will strengthen their hand in the negotiations that follow.

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[–] zd9@lemmy.world 14 points 55 minutes ago (2 children)

Yes. Please drag the country and the world into complete economic chaos. It's the only way the cult will understand their actions.

Eh... even then they won't care as long as browns and queers are getting it worse.

Side note: I made this exact comment on reddit and they removed it and gave me a warning for encouraging violence... Wow that site has gone to complete shit.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 7 points 18 minutes ago

Stop interacting with Reddit.

[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 1 points 49 minutes ago

Which subreddit was it?

[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 8 points 49 minutes ago (3 children)

Kamala would've been the same, right?

[–] KelvarCherry@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 20 minutes ago

Have you seen the Republican primaries this month? Trump's endorsements won across the board. Even Thomas Massie; a Republican who rallied against data centers, big tech remotely controlling cars, and AIPAC; lost his seat because Trump bashed him. It doesn't seem like voters regret backing Trump at all, as evident by how much shit Trump's administration is getting away with.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 2 points 25 minutes ago

Harris would have opened a literal portal to hell and used the demons to kill infants so the rich could bathe in their blood.

[–] zigmus64@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago

Oh dude… c’mon… much much worse.

/s

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 minutes ago

TACO Tuesday on schedule (shed-dew-all like Picard says it)

[–] rottenmummy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 minutes ago

Just watch out for some gambling on polymarket to know when it is going to happen