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As the war with Iran has eased into something of a hot ceasefire, with the two sides exchanging occasional blows as a peace deal is negotiated, the American Conservative has a dismal assessment of President Donald Trump\u2019s performance: the outcome he\u2019s arriving at appears to be \u201cbeyond parody.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Citing recent reports from Axios on the state of Trump\u2019s peace deal negotiations, the American Conservative contributor Anik Joshi notes that \u201cthe deal will have the same core ingredients as the one negotiated by President Barack Obama and signed in 2015 that the U.S. later left \u2014 some kind of financial\/sanctions relief in exchange for verification of promises not to pursue a weapons program.\u201d These two aspects are vital, but ignore many other considerations that are essential to the war, like the activities of regional proxies. But to bring these other elements into the debate risks sidelining the core nuclear issue, which could tank efforts for a deal altogether. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis was exactly what helped nearly sink the original JCPOA in Congress,\u201d writes Joshi. \u201cThere was significant opposition to all the things the deal didn\u2019t do. There was also much opposition to what it actually did \u2014 contempt for sunset clauses, for the fact that the deal would require some level of trust in addition to verification, and for arguments against any kind of financial relief for a regime some saw as illegitimate.\u201d<\/p>\n

His conclusion is not optimistic: \u201cNearly a decade later, with oil prices sky-high, it is beyond parody that we are back to where this all began, except this time with a massive war as a kickoff rather than negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joshi is quick to note that negotiations are still worth pursuing as \u201cthe goal remains a quick end to the war before it has a chance to become another quagmire and cause sustained economic damage.\u201d He does warn, however, that \u201cthat window closes more with each passing day.\u201d With that in mind, he argues that the administration should focus on the most pressing issues and be willing to leave \u201cnice-to-haves\u201d on the table for a later date while addressing the \u201cmust-haves\u201d now. <\/p>\n

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While Joshi does think that the US is arguing from a position of power \u2014 an assessment that many analysts do not share \u2014 he does warn that \u201cthe country is still not in a position to impose its will on the Iranian government, and any kind of agreement will need to be give-and-take. As a function of that, it will contain the same key ingredients as the JCPOA with differences of degree far more than differences of type. There has been no unconditional surrender, and as such it is effectively impossible to impose unilateral terms, especially when the Iranians have shown what they\u2019re capable of doing to maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the moment, Trump is walking a tightrope between Iran hawks who demand maximal concessions and Republicans who just want the war to end. To bring about the latter, says Joshi, the president will likely have to anger the former. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf the government is serious about a deal,\u201d notes Joshi, \u201cit will require disappointing hawkish supporters, and the administration should steel itself for that sooner rather than later.\u201d<\/p>\n

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