Trump gives Iran stark choice in display of raw power to both Tehran and Europe
US president is attempting to show that any deal with Iran must be on his terms – and shutting Europe out in processMiddle East crisis – live updatesDiscussing the dilemma facing western diplomats in confronting Iran’s nuclear programme, Henry Kissinger wrote in 2006: “Diplomacy never operates in a vacuum. It persuades not by the eloquence of its practitioners but by assembling a balance of incentives and risks.”Rarely has the balance of incentives and risks been placed so starkly in front of Iran’s leaders as now. Continue reading...
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US president is attempting to show that any deal with Iran must be on his terms – and shutting Europe out in process
Discussing the dilemma facing western diplomats in confronting Iran’s nuclear programme, Henry Kissinger wrote in 2006: “Diplomacy never operates in a vacuum. It persuades not by the eloquence of its practitioners but by assembling a balance of incentives and risks.”
Rarely has the balance of incentives and risks been placed so starkly in front of Iran’s leaders as now. Continue reading...
