Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt
- The Bottom LinePolitical scientist Stephen Walt says President Donald Trump promised to make the US stronger, but many of his policies are making it weaker.
- United States President Donald Trump’s unpredictability isn’t strengthening the US position in the Iran war, as “the Iranians have no reason to believe anything Trump tells them”, argues Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University.
- Walt tells host Steve Clemons that the war is now in a “hurting stalemate” where “neither side really wants to escalate; they’re just waiting for the other side to crack”.
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- The Bottom LinePolitical scientist Stephen Walt says President Donald Trump promised to make the US stronger, but many of his policies are making it weaker.
- United States President Donald Trump’s unpredictability isn’t strengthening the US position in the Iran war, as “the Iranians have no reason to believe anything Trump tells them”, argues Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University.
- Walt tells host Steve Clemons that the war is now in a “hurting stalemate” where “neither side really wants to escalate; they’re just waiting for the other side to crack”.
Sources: Al Jazeera