Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt
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Political scientist Stephen Walt notes President Donald Trump promised to produce the US stronger, but plenty of of his policies are making it weaker.
As "the Iranians have no reason to believe anything Trump tells them", argues Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University, united States President Donald Trump's unpredictability isn't strengthening the US position in the Iran war.
Walt tells host Steve Clemons that the war is now in a "hurting stalemate" where "neither side really wants to escalate; they're just waiting for the other side to crack".
As neither US party is willing to exert pressure on Israel, where "there's still a very strong commitment to 'Greater Israel'", on the Palestinian-Israeli front, Walt doesn't see an opening for a genuine political solution. Published On 23 Aug 202623 Aug 2026.
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