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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/14/how-avoid-another-iran-fiasco/
The U.S. Should Stop Chasing the Iranians for Talks
(Washington Post) David Ignatius - Iran's economy is severely weakened; its nuclear facilities are buried under rubble and its top nuclear scientists are dead; its leadership appears divided over whether to do a deal with the U.S. Hard-liners exult that they have survived an onslaught from America and Israel. Should the Trump administration return to negotiations over the nuclear program? Maybe, but what's the rush? Trump was right when he said after the June 2025 war that Iran's key facilities had been "obliterated." There's no pathway to a bomb now. If Iran tries to restart its program, the U.S. and Israel will likely know it and can take appropriate action. I'm usually an enthusiast for diplomacy, but for now, we should stop chasing the Iranians - through the front channel, back channel or anything in between. Let's wait and see. The Iranian government is obviously split. A genuine peace with Iran "will come in two weeks, or two months, or two years," as one U.S. negotiator puts it. Trying to rush that timetable hasn't worked. But I think the Iranian regime is still on a one-way street to an eventual demise, however long that takes.