LYLE GOLDSTEIN: What’s at stake for Iran is the very existence of the state itself, the continuation of the regime. I think talking about destroying civilizations has certainly helped unify Iranians around—you know, rally around the flag.
NORTHAM: But Goldstein says that Trump’s unpredictable and abrasive style doesn’t help in delicate negotiations.
GOLDSTEIN: The idea that you could enter into such a complex negotiation and hope that it’s finished in 24 hours is just bizarre.
NORTHAM: Goldstein says Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz does give it key leverage.
GOLDSTEIN: So it’s hard to see how the current administration escapes this—what is clearly a kind of vast humiliation.
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