US President Donald Trump signaled an end to negotiations led by his vice president, injecting uncertainty into a Gulf-supported diplomatic push to end the war.
US President Donald Trump said Thursday “we don’t need a deal with Iran,” ending negotiations led by his vice president and injecting uncertainty into a Gulf-supported diplomatic push to end the war.
Trump earlier this week dismissed the need for further US strikes, suggesting a scenario where Washington could walk away — with the status of the Strait of Hormuz unresolved and energy prices elevated — leaving Gulf allies and the rest of the world “to come to terms with Iran on their own,” a Middle East Institute expert told The Washington Post.
Stuck between a defiant adversary and escalatory options, the US “finds itself again in a Middle Eastern quagmire,” a CSIS analyst wrote.
— Brendan Ruberry
In brief
US President Donald Trump said Thursday “we don’t need a deal with Iran,” ending negotiations led by his vice president and injecting uncertainty into a Gulf-supported diplomatic push to end the war. Trump earlier this week dismissed the need for further US strikes, suggesting a scenario where Washington could walk away — with the status of the Strait of Hormuz unresolved and energy prices elevated — leaving Gulf allies and the rest of the world “to come to terms with Iran on their own,” a Middle East Institute expert told The Washington Post. Stuck between a defiant adversary and escalatory options, the US “finds itself again in a Middle Eastern quagmire,” a CSIS analyst wrote. — Brendan…
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