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‘Trump isn’t helping’
As Iran’s pragmatists play a high-stakes poker game with Washington, hardliners’ warnings against a deal with the US have gained force amid an erratic strategy from Trump’s and uncertainty about his commitment to a potential agreement.
“Trump is not helping. He says he wants to make Iran great again then threatens Iran in the next tweet, and that fans the flame of paranoia within the Iranian system,” Vakil said.
The conservatives, who have elements controlling newspapers, state broadcasters, protesters on the street and followers in the military, believe Trump is using diplomacy to prepare for another military campaign and that “every time they go down the road of diplomacy” with Trump he “betrayed them,” she added.
Mojtaba Khamenei has remained quiet amid the divide. It appears that he understands that choosing a side on negotiations with an unreliable Trump could harm his office just as he is working to secure legitimacy.
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