Tehran will offer nuke concessions to satisfy Trump 'victory,' ensure regime lives on - opinion

When US President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran Deal in 2018, he said it “was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into,” failing “to protect America’s national security interests” while it “enriched the Iranian regime and enabled its malign behavior.”

Fast forward to 2025, Trump wants to make a deal with Tehran. But will it be for real, aligned with his decade-long belligerent rhetoric toward the Islamic Republic, or will it be a Pyrrhic victory, another “agreement” with no real teeth, to avoid the difficult choice of taking military action to destroy their nuclear program? Is Trump willing to face the electorate’s reaction to the economic consequences of attacking the Iranians, who might block the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation?

The Wall Street Journal reported that Steve Witkoff, the administration’s special envoy to the Middle East, is “open to compromis...
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