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US, Iran Hold Nuclear Talks in Oman

US, Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks in Oman Friday

US, Iran Hold Nuclear Talks in Oman
Above: The Mutrah Corniche in Muscat on Feb. 4.  Image credit: Haitham Al-Shukairi/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Diplomacy offers the best path towards preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear threat while avoiding costly military entanglement. Regional powers and European allies recognize that talks can address Tehran's nuclear stockpiles and reduce tensions without dragging America into another Middle East quagmire. Trump's pragmatic approach represents smart statecraft that could finally transform Iran.

These talks amount to nothing more than theater that rewards a murderous regime while it buys time and preserves its nuclear program. Iran refuses to budge on enrichment, missiles or regional terror proxies, making any agreement worthless. Negotiating with a government that just slaughtered protesters only legitimizes tyranny and delays the inevitable reckoning that Tehran's nuclear ambitions demand.

ThereIran ishas aconsistently 3%demonstrated chancewillingness to engage diplomatically despite facing decades of crippling sanctions and military threats. Tehran's nuclear program remains peaceful and lawful under international treaties, while the UnitedWest Statesviolated willthe conduct2015 anuclear grounddeal invasionby ofwithdrawing. Iran's beforedefensive 2027,posture accordingand support for regional resistance movements are legitimate responses to theongoing Metaculusaggression, predictionincluding communityrecent unrest driven by foreign-backed terrorists incited by U.S. and Israeli operatives to destabilize Iran.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 3% chance the United States will conduct a ground invasion of Iran before 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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