@bonzerbarry After Trump said it, Iran (Baqaei iirc) said they’d back Oman up if anyone fucked with them. Could be a way of poking them without hitting them, since the last direct hit elicited a strong response.
@gbrew24 Condi is smart enough to know that she’s advocating slapping a smiley face onto what everyone who matters in every capital on the planet will see as defeat
And she’s right, it’s the best move
@blurrrco@policytensor What rumor is that? I remember thinking before Araghchi’s meeting with Putin that he might reveal to Putin they had the bomb but decided I was probably letting my imagination get the better of me
@bonzerbarry Trump wants to have a Nixon goes to China moment with Mojtaba. He sees an end that could salvage this: a grip-and-grin photo op in Tehran to place next to pictures of Nixon meeting Mao. “Sorry bout your pops and the rest of the family, kid. No hard feelings!”
99% sure of this
@bonzerbarry This would help make up for the total dud of his “historic” meeting with Kim.
Doubt it happens, but that’s his goal: smiling for the camera with the Ayatollah