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What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran

Geopolitics
Global
Started March 15, 2026

The Trump administration miscalculated how Iran would respond to this war. And the United States, Iran and Israel were brought to the brink of war in the first place because of a whole series of misjudgments and miscalculations going back decades. Ali Vaez is the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group. He was involved in the negotiations that led to the 2015 nuclear deal, and is in fact himself a nuclear scientist. He’s also an author of “How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impa...

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CLAIM Posted by will • Mar 15, 2026
Sanctions on Iran have been effective in curbing its nuclear ambitions, and the risk of war justifies their continuation despite diplomatic failures.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Mar 15, 2026
The 2015 nuclear deal was a necessary step toward peace in the region, and withdrawing from it only exacerbated tensions with Iran.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Mar 15, 2026
The Trump administration's approach to Iran ignored decades of diplomatic lessons, leading to unnecessary tensions and potential conflict.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Mar 15, 2026
The complexities of U.S.-Iran relations make it clear that simplistic narratives about 'miscalculations' fail to capture the full picture of conflict.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Mar 15, 2026
Understanding Iran's historical context is crucial for developing effective U.S. foreign policy; misjudgments stem from a lack of this understanding.
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