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https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2025/06/02/reuters-iran-about-to-call-trumps-bluff-n3803387Bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for them.
How good are the Iranians at dodgeball, anyway? They may be about to find out, according to Reuters. According to an Iranian diplomat attached to the talks, Iran may be ready to walk away from the table and call Donald Trump's bluff. But it's not really Trump's bluff, and it's not really a bluff either:
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-poised-to-dismiss-nuclear-proposal-presented-by-us-iranian-diplomat-says/
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Interestingly, none of the major US outlets have picked up on this report, even though they routinely carry Reuters material. Perhaps they think that Reuters' sourcing is too thin, although this looks every bit as solid as the kind of rumor-publishing that the NY Times, WaPo, and CNN routinely do with the Trump administration. The impression this leaves is that the American media don't want to publish developments that might justify a tougher line with Tehran, even if a tougher line is warranted.
Israeli media outlet Walla reported today that the US may back down from its no-enrichment-at-all position, which administration officials deny:
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So is Trump going wobbly with the Mullahs?
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