Post by greggerypeccary on Aug 19th, 2026 at 11:04am
TACO Tuesday ;D
Trump tries a new approach in Iran war: Disengage
For weeks, President Donald Trump has tried willing positive developments with Iran into existence, without much success.
On Tuesday, he seemed to adopt a new approach. Trump told top administration envoys to halt their conversations with Iran, according to a US official. Additionally, White House officials have recently communicated to political allies that they are shifting their strategy — going from “hammer Iran ASAP” to “strangle them” over time, according to a source familiar with the matter.
And instead of claiming talks were proceeding well, and that a new deal was just around the corner — as he’s asserted repeatedly since the ceasefire signed in June fell apart — Trump announced there was no diplomacy underway whatsoever.
