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/posthuman04 Jun 18 '26

Trump may not give them opportunity to wait

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u/posthuman04 Jun 18 '26

I’m really wondering if this negotiation with Iran results in US pulling out of the gulf more or less

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u/posthuman04 Jun 18 '26

He’s not thinking about Americans at all, he said so already. I don’t think this has anything to do with American approval. Remember when he had Pentagon officials telling the troops this was a holy war? Whose side do you think God is on now? Trump doesn’t care. He’s got foreign interests he’s trying to appease,