Nuno Aguiar

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He might portray any new deal as a “political breakthrough”. “Then the criticism gets under his skin, and he resorts to coercion again. And when coercion doesn’t deliver results, he has to come back to another ad hoc truce, and the cycle repeats itself www.ft.com/content/87b0...

Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender

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What has become clear, time and again, is that the president is deeply reluctant to return to full-scale war [...] Trump's problem is that every player in the region has grasped this by now and is acting accordingly. The Art of the Deal – or the Art of Bullshit? www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...

Analysis • The art of the deal – or of bullshit? Trump's wariness of another Iran war

Time and again, the U.S. president shows he will return to war only as a last resort. The Mideast has grasped this – and it may trigger a major clash ■ Israeli defense officials confirm receiving a U....

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Enten on the 67 point swing (!!!) against Israel among Americans: "We're not just talking about the Democratic base anymore. The general electorate has turned against Israel. This is not just a left issue. It's an American issue. The trend line is unbelievable."

Iran on Thursday rejected a cease-fire proposal from President Trump that was carried to Tehran by the Iraqi prime minister. The failed mediation effort came as Mr. Trump was threatening to escalate the war and target Iran’s critical infrastructure. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...

Iran Rejects U.S. Cease-Fire Deal Presented by Iraqi Leader

The details of the proposal were not immediately clear, but Iranian officials said that it was the only offer on the table.

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