Meir Ben Shabbat: Washington’s first objective in any arrangement with Iran must be to prevent the regime from recovering quickly. Any agreement should include sanctions and diplomatic isolation of Iran, as well as removal and destruction of the enriched uranium, but also a ban on enrichment at any level on Iranian soil.
Trump put something on the table as a theoretical, it got exactly the desired end state which is, the attempt at negotiations would serve multiple purposes, not least of which is it demonstrates his willingness to pursue a negotiated diplomatic settlement. At the same time, strikes continue.
Published in The Daily Signal, March 24, 2026.
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