What exit strategy? Trump, Iranians send mixed signals as truce deadline looms
A container ship seized in the Gulf, a ceasefire deadline that's running out fast and plenty of bargaining table brinkmanship between the U-S and Iran. With the price of oil back on the rise, de-escalation would certainly offer relief to Donald...
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A container ship seized in the Gulf, a ceasefire deadline that's running out fast and plenty of bargaining table brinkmanship between the U-S and Iran. With the price of oil back on the rise, de-escalation would certainly offer relief to Donald Trump's constitutents. So what's the plan of a U.S. president who’s proved impulsive – at times threatening civilizational erasure, at others floating the idea of splitting the profits with Iran on a Strait of Hormuz toll for tankers? How to bargain when your opponent enjoys home field advantage and knows you don’t want to put boots on the ground?
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