Peloni: As Trump employs Chinese influence, threat of ultimate doom, and renewed deadlines, he remains fixed on having the means of declaring victory without a renewal of the war, when the truth remains that any deal struck with Iranians will never be fulfilled by the Iranians. So, when all of these moving parts come to press Iran into agreeing to Trump’s terms, he will indeed declare victory, but such victories must be understood to be Pyrrhic in nature. The one ace which might still unravel Trump’s hopes of declaring victory on the eve of his historic meeting with Xi will be the Armageddonist resolve of the Iranian regime as they continue to exclaim their control over the Strait of Hormuz and demand war reparations as demonstrations of their negotiable nature. So, is a deal with Iran possible or likely, even knowing the terms will be cheated into irrelevance in days, months or years? Time will tell…
Iran claims negotiations are only about end of war, not nuclear issue, contradicting Trump
| Published: May 7, 2026
Firing Iranian Qadr Missile from a truck launcher in Velayat-90 Naval Exercise. Photo by Mohammad Sadegh Heydari – Ypa.ir, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
Israeli defense officials are concerned that the agreement being developed between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran may not address several of Israel’s war goals and could end up allowing Iran to threaten the Jewish State, Ynet News reported Thursday.
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