Today, Les, Jess, and Morgan break down the latest developments in Iran as diplomatic and political pressure mounts on multiple fronts. Netanyahu has reportedly expressed frustration with Trump's negotiating tactics, while the administration may have been weighing a role for deeply unpopular former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a post-strike political transition. With oil shortages already hitting American wallets, the economic and political costs of the midterms are proving impossible to separate.
Can any diplomatic framework that leaves Iran's nuclear program intact actually hold, given Tehran's track record of defying agreements? With midterm elections on the horizon and no clear endgame in sight, will domestic political pressure change Trump's calculus? Iran is not Venezuela, so why does it seem like Washington is running the same playbook, and how long can Tehran afford to wait the U.S. out?
Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.
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