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Report: Trump Wants Changes to Iran Deal

Is a diplomatic deal with Iran the only path to stability or would it hand Tehran a dangerous victory?

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Report: Trump Wants Changes to Iran Deal

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Above: The front page of the Jam Jam newspaper on sale at a newsstand in Tehran on April 13. Image credit: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

Trump stumbled into a Middle East war with no plan for what comes next, and now Iran holds the leverage — blocking the Strait of Hormuz and strangling the global economy. The regime survived everything the U.S. and Israel threw at it, proving regime change via airpower alone was never realistic. The only path forward is a simple deal: Iran surrenders its near weapons-grade uranium, and the U.S. drops regime change as a war aim.

Sina Toossi on X The New York Times

Right narrative

Extending the ceasefire hands Iran exactly what it wants — time to rebuild, rearm and drag out talks while the pressure fades. The naval blockade and military dominance in the Strait of Hormuz are the only real leverage available, and squandering that for a vague deal that doesn't even address Iran's nuclear stockpile is a catastrophic mistake. Any agreement that leaves enriched uranium in Tehran's hands and unfreezes billions in funds isn't a deal, it's a defeat.

LHGrey on X The Times of Israel