Trump’s Choices in Iran Are “Humiliation or Escalation”

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Elizabeth Saunders, a political scientist at Columbia University who studies U.S foreign policy, says that President Trump’s only choices to resolve the war in Iran are “humiliation or escalation.” Escalation is the kind of total destruction of Iran that the president has hinted at if negotiations fail. Humiliation is cutting a deal that provides sanctions relief to Iran and/or allows...