The writer is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and author of ‘Iran’s Grand Strategy’
President Donald Trump hopes a deal will soon end the war with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz. But a growing chorus of US politicians and pundits have denounced any agreement that gives Iran billions while leaving it in control of the strait and a nuclear programme.
Iran, meanwhile, is in no hurry to jump at the offer. American officials blame Tehran’s obduracy on its fractured leadership. But if there is division in Tehran, it is over the wisdom of trusting the US government. After all, Iran has had a sordid experience of dealmaking with Trump, who scuttled the 2015 nuclear deal and has twice launched strikes against Iran during negotiations.
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