Hardly a surprise. This crack team of negotiators couldn't make Russia budge an inch after a year of negotiations, and only managed to put pressure on the victim country.
Especially when Trump essentially taught Iran they have something more powerful than nukes: the ability to stop oil flow (and other goods) through the strait unless it's going to an Iran-friendly country. Plus a $2m toll for each one.
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Hardly a surprise. This crack team of negotiators couldn't make Russia budge an inch after a year of negotiations, and only managed to put pressure on the victim country.
Is there an HN-like site for foreign policy and war news?
There was already a deal in place for the nuclear issue. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514075129/https://www.nytim...
Trump claimed he could get a better deal and ended up with none.
Yes, there WAS A DEAL. But it happened under Obama, so of course Trump hated it.
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Especially when Trump essentially taught Iran they have something more powerful than nukes: the ability to stop oil flow (and other goods) through the strait unless it's going to an Iran-friendly country. Plus a $2m toll for each one.
Iran a Modern History Very good book highly recommend it https://macmillan.yale.edu/middleeast/iran/publications/iran...
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