Source: Libertarian Institute
by Ted Snider
“Expressing the belief that the devastating attacks on Iran would weaken Iran’s hardliners and push them to capitulate to American terms and sign a nuclear deal, Trump said, ‘They should now come to the table to make a deal before it’s too late … You know, the [hardliners] I was dealing with are dead.’ The belief that the strikes will weaken the hardliners and improve the chances of forcing Iran to accept a deal that eliminates their peaceful, civilian nuclear program is wrong.” (06/17/25)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/americas-deception-strengthens-iranian-hardliners