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The threats are not working, so what comes next?

Otago Daily Times Online News·Monday, 27 April 2026·about 1 month ago
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Taco! Of course. Trump always chickens out, but it’s a feature, not a bug. If his threats aren’t working, he will generally drop them and try something else. The man has always been a real estate developer: he was born into it, and he knows no other way of interacting with the world. It’s all about deals, and the quickest way to win is to frighten the other side into submitting. Mutually profitable "win-win" deals are theoretically also possible, but Trump prefers the thrill of a high-stakes showdown. So Trump has subjected Iran to a month and a-half of massive air attacks, blood-curdling threats and civilisation-ending deadlines — to no avail. Not only is the Tehran regime still standing, but its ability to block the Strait of Hormuz gives it the upper hand strategically. Trump’s instincts still function well enough for him to realise that his threats aren’t working. That’s why he imposed no new time limit after his most recent last-minute cancellation of a deadline.…

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