Keyno said:Phatbob said:Quote:
Iran is denying any talks are talking place. Why would Iran talk with the United States anymore? We unilaterally backed out of a deal in 2018 which they were adhering to. We assassinated Soleimani 2020. We allowed Israel to directly attack them during negotiations in 2025. And then we personally attacked them in 2026 during negotiations.
Furthermore, the US and Israel are both now just openly calling for "regime change". I see zero reason why Iran would ever "talk" with us ever again unless they received serious concessions/compensation.
Yes, they will look back at their previous attempts at getting exactly what they want and being denied, and they will say "Eh, it didn't work then, so I should not see what I can do as a last resort to keep them from killing me".
That makes sense.
I don't think the Iranian leadership fears death. This is an existential war for them
OK, but not only was that not your argument (US is not a good negotiating partner) you also don't believe they are religiously suicidal for the cause of chaos. Your arguments here are diametrically opposed.