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What would it take to end the Iran war? What exit strategies are still available to the United States? Robert Malley, a former lead negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the Biden administration’s special envoy for Iran, joins FP’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss the current talks to open the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, Ravi offers his read on why U.S. President Donald Trump is wavering between two extremes on a cease-fire deal.
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the main goal of the war today is to undo the impact of the war because it's to open the Strait that was not closed before the war began.
“the Iranian regime is more eager probably to get a nuclear weapon than at any time in its history. It also knows that it's under greater surveillance than at any time in its history from Israel and the United States.”
“you have gotten rid of the top echelon of the Iranian leadership. And now you have Iranians who have to, in order to reach a decision, they have to find ways of communicating that are extremely difficult. I don't even know how they reach any decision since they are very leery of getting together. They can't really communicate electronically.”
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