{"id":2810,"date":"2026-07-11T12:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2026-07-11T12:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:08:26","slug":"between-iran-and-a-hard-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2810","title":{"rendered":"Between Iran and a hard place"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>There is something going on, a dynamic in place, that I&#8217;ve not seen remarked upon previously: Iran does not need to play the tough guy and refuse to make concessions to the U.S. <em>because it will never abide by them, anyway<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2808\">An American mullah calls for Jihad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is no agreement or \u201cMemorandum of Understanding\u201d that it will not thumb its nose at, no vow it will not break.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the only reason they are doing so is to make President Trump look weak and foolish and embarrass America. And we are allowing them to do this, which makes us look weaker and more foolish. Day after day, week after week \u2014 and now month after month \u2014 we are allowing them to play this game \u2026 as Iran\u2019s leaders, such as they may be, sneer and laugh.<\/p>\n<p>As I have previously written, all Iran and its crazy mullahs and IRGC thugocracy have to do to claim victory is survive. President Trump, the master of \u201cThe Art of the Deal,\u201d is used to negotiating with people who are sane and have vested interests in seeking a win-win solution\/agreement, so he may have come late to an acknowledgement of Iran\u2019s utter and complete perfidy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2804\">Who made Zohran Mamdani Secretary of State?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And yet others, too, still appear credulous. \u201cSure, Iran\u2019s leaders may give 74 lashes to girls who appear in public with their head exposed, throw gays of rooftops, and slaughter thousands of their own citizens for protesting, but do you really think they\u2019d mislead us or lie about an agreement or \u201cMemorandum of Understanding?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I am not alt-right, I am not woke right. I am MAGA all the way, through-and-through. Proudly. But Trump will have to pull the proverbial rabbit out of the proverbial hat to save face as regards Iran at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Much as I admire him, Trump does not readily admit to mistakes. Let\u2019s hope and pray that he can rectify this one.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2801\">Maritime Security in the Red Sea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Library of Congress, via Picryl \/\/ public domain<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is something going on, a dynamic in place, that I&#8217;ve not seen remarked upon previously: Iran does not need to play the tough guy and refuse to make concessions to the U.S. because it will never abide by them, anyway. 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