Trump meets his obstinate match in Iran’s hardball regime
It was his mentor, the infamous New York lawyer Roy Cohn, who taught the young real estate mogul always to claim victory and never to admit defeat. And time is of the essence for Trump as the clock ticks toward a global energy crisis and a painful midterm elections for him and his Republican party.But as soon as his latest attempt to hammer out a peace deal was announced, it was denied by Iran and the US president was left fuming once again. “Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous!” he posted to his social media site, Truth Social, saying that Iran had begged for a meeting and talks had already begun.
- ▪It was his mentor, the infamous New York lawyer Roy Cohn, who taught the young real estate mogul always to claim victory and never to admit defeat.
- ▪And time is of the essence for Trump as the clock ticks toward a global energy crisis and a painful midterm elections for him and his Republican party.But as soon as his latest attempt to hammer out a peace deal was announced, it was denied
- ▪“Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous!” he posted to his social media site, Truth Social, saying that Iran had begged for a meeting and talks had already begun.
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A woman holds an Iranian flag beneath a billboard in Tehran depicting Donald Trump’s mouth sewn shut with a ribbon in the shape of the strait of Hormuz Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/ReutersView image in fullscreenA woman holds an Iranian flag beneath a billboard in Tehran depicting Donald Trump’s mouth sewn shut with a ribbon in the shape of the strait of Hormuz Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/ReutersUS-Israel war on IranAnalysisTrump meets his obstinate match in Iran’s hardball regimeAndrew RothUS president reduced to bemoaning Tehran’s ‘unbelievable duplicity’ as he struggles to find solid negotiating ground Middle East crisis live – latest updates Mon 3 Aug 2026 14.27 EDTLast modified on Mon 3 Aug 2026 14.28 EDTShareThe Donald Trump doctrine has always contained a tenuous relationship with…
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