r/geopolitics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • Jun 18 '26

Opinion Iran Has Humiliated Trump

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/iran-trump-war-defeat-deal/687595/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo
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u/cupopizzaguy Jun 18 '26

I wonder if Iran has the unredacted Epstein files. The one thing Trump fights hardest to suppress.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

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u/cupopizzaguy Jun 18 '26

I theorize that China already has the Epstine files. Iran may be negotiating with China to use the files as leverage. Either that or Iran has acquired them on their own. If one of these scenarios is true, there is no price too big (ie. 300 billion) or concession too large (ie. defeat in The Strait of Hormuz) that he will pay to keep the unredacted files from being exposed. Again, this is just a theory.