Does Iran Want a Peace Deal?

In this The American Spectator article, Jed Babbin argues that any rumored Iran peace deal is likely meaningless unless Tehran fully abandons its nuclear ambitions.

• Babbin says President Trump has floated the idea that Iran wants a peace deal, reportedly tied to a memorandum of understanding awaiting presidential approval.
• The author argues Iran has shown no real willingness to accept terms that would be acceptable to the United States, especially if those terms require surrendering its nuclear program.
• He contends that reopening the Strait of Hormuz would not be enough, because allowing Iranian oil exports could finance Tehran’s rearmament.
• Babbin warns that any temporary concession from Iran could be reversed later, especially if Tehran retains the ability to close the Strait again.
• The article presents Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu as more realistic than Trump about Iran’s long-term nuclear intentions.
• Babbin argues that bombing alone is unlikely to topple Iran’s ruling regime, while using U.S. ground troops would risk another endless war.
• He suggests covert efforts through the CIA may have been the better path, though he says the opportunity may already have passed.
• The author concludes that Trump faces pressure from Israel to resume military action and from Gulf states to avoid escalation.
• Babbin’s bottom line is that Iran only wants “peace” on terms that preserve its nuclear program, which he says would not be peace at all but a path toward nuclear war.

Read the full story: https://spectator.org/does-iran-want-a-peace-deal/