Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

The boy who cried deal

Four months into this war, I stopped listening. So has Iran.

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Elise Labott
Jun 12, 2026
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Yesterday President Trump threatened to hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” floated seizing Kharg Island and taking “total control” of Iran’s oil and gas industry, canceled the strikes, and announced that a peace deal could be signed in Europe as soon as this weekend. All before lunch ended in Washington.

And it was only the latest whiplash. For days now, U.S…

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