Are the United States and Iran, adversaries for more than 45 years, on the cusp of striking a new nuclear agreement?
After two rounds of indirect diplomacy between high-ranking officials of the two powers, it’s still too early to answer that question with confidence. What is abundantly clear is that Washington and Tehran are at least trying to determine if there is a mutually agreeable deal to be had, one that will resolve the legitimate concerns of both sides and stave off a potential military conflict that neither President Trump nor Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei want.
The latter observation might seem surprising. Trump, after all, has threatened to bomb Iran multiple times over the last few weeks, most recently on April 17 when he told reporters in the Oval Office that it “would be very bad for Iran” if it didn’t make a deal. You don’t need an international relations degree to get Trump’s message.
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