If everyone asks the other side to take a knee, you won't get an outcome. Both sides believe they have more leverage than they do. We're in a game of chicken, and I think we're underestimating Iran's leverage and willingness to suffer.

The President believes every day of blockade gets closer to Iran crying uncle. Iran believes every day of rising prices in the US gets closer to the US crying uncle. This regime came into power as a result of this war.

It's not just about Witkoff and Kushner. The President created a situation with fewer options than before. We're trying to get back to the status quo ante. Witkoff and Kushner don't know enough about nuclear technology. You need skilled diplomats and scientists, like the Obama administration had with a Nobel Prize-winning nuclear physicist as Energy Secretary.

The details matter to get you to an agreement, and we haven't been able to do that yet.

No. The President has been saying he could end the war in a day for over a year, and we haven't gotten any closer. The problem is Russia attacked a neighbor and is trying to usurp part of that country. Until it's recognized Russia cannot achieve victory, we won't find an end.

The only optimism is that Ukrainians survived a tough winter and are inflicting massive casualties on Russians (35-40k per month) via drone warfare. Putin is feeling pressure, but we haven't turned his words into reality.