A former senior U.S. intelligence official who is an informal advisor to the Trump administration on Middle East policy told Drop Site that, based on his discussions with current officials, he assesses an 80-90% likelihood of U.S. strikes within weeks.

Iran realizes that it is facing an unprecedented threat from the U.S. if a deal that conforms with Trump’s terms is not reached, former Pentagon official Jasmine El-Gamal told Drop Site. “This is not a dress rehearsal,” she said. “This is it. This is not the negotiations of last year or the year before or the year before that. They’re backed into a corner. There’s no off ramp.”

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[–] choui4@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

But surely there are economic sanctions or SOME even milqtoast consequences that can get ball rolling

Im aware how reckless the un is but those sorts of rebukes on the international stage DO make a difference