The U.S. must set practical goals and act decisively to achieve them.
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Over the weekend, the Iranian regime responded to President Donald Trump’s one-page proposal setting conditions for further negotiations and, potentially, the end of hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz while dealing with the larger issues in the conflict later. The specifics of the Iranians’ counterproposal are not yet known but reportedly include the same outrageous demands included in previous proposals: reparations for damage during the conflict, Iranian control over the strait, and the retention of Tehran’s enriched uranium, among others.
Mike Nelson is a retired Army Special Forces officer and a member of the Atlantic Council’s Counterterrorism Project. He is formerly of the Institute for the Study of War and the National Security Institute. You can find him on x.com at @mikenelson586.
