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A new episode in this season of the American-Iranian “series” ended in recent days in the Omani capital, Muscat. Both sides struck a note that it was a “positive” start amid a torrent of speculation and divergent projections.
Some await an imminent military showdown spurred by Israel. That remains a possibility, given the bond shared by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as the latter’s desire to spread chaos and accelerate fragmentation across the Middle East.
Others do not rule out a new deal between two capitals that have made a habit of reducing political solutions to such agreements. The Iranian-American nuclear agreement, we should remember, was concluded after a deal had been struck (also in Muscat) following secret negotiations conducted between 2013 and 2015 under President Barack Obama.
True, much has changed since then. Most consequently, Washington withdrew from this agreement after Trump assumed the presidency for the first time. He has taken an even harder line toward Tehran in his second term.
