Trump's talks with Iran show how rhetoric yields to exhaustion
As U.S. and Iranian envoys meet in New York, the limits of military blockade push both nations away from posturing toward a quiet diplomatic off-ramp.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Trump takes his Iran nuclear case to the UN without an endgame
As President Donald Trump prepares to argue against a nuclear Iran at the United Nations, open-ended war costs and regional escalation reveal the limits of attrition without diplomacy.
By Tom Beckwith ·
US blockade fuels Iran's toll booth in the Strait of Hormuz
When the price of diesel hits six dollars a gallon, the people in the Situation Room don’t feel it.
By Maya Ellison ·