Wickedness and folly seem to be carrying the day, as usual; you’d expect nothing less heading into the weekend’s orgy of democracy. True to type, the Trump administration continues to misunderstand central elements of the negotiations to end the war with Iran; meanwhile, the Iranians, whose analysis and execution have been more robust than the standard set in recent years, also look as if they have set their hearts on squandering their strong cards, a classic maneuver in the Islamic Republic’s tradition of foreign policy.
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