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I'm a left leaning Independent, I suffer no fools, incl far right/far left & conspiracy theorists. NO DM'S PLEASE.

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Karim Sadjadpour@ksadjadpour·
14 Wars, like revolutions, are judged by the political orders they build, not by what they destroy. Trump is measuring this war by what he has destroyed. History will judge it by its lasting impact on Iran, the Middle East, and the broader global order.
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13 Trump wants a quick deal. The regime, for both ideological and structural reasons, cannot make one. So long as the Islamic Republic rules Iran the inevitable outcome is a return to the cold war that predates this conflict and will likely outlast it. x.com/ksadjadpour/st…
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The assassination of Iran's top leaders has inhibited the regime's ability to deliberate and make major decisions, frustrating Trump, who is keen for Tehran to agree to a deal. nytimes.com/2026/03/30/us/…

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12 The most urgent priority isn't Iran's nuclear program—it's the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran is trying to normalize it as its own Panama Canal. This is a problem that should have a diplomatic solution: Europe, Asia, and Arab partners all have a strong interest in keeping it open.
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11 History suggests Tehran will overplay its hand. It held American diplomats hostage for 444 days—humiliating the US at the cost of its international standing. It prolonged its ruinous war with Iraq. It praised Hamas's October 7 attack—leading to the destruction of its proxies.
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10 One clear lesson from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Arab Spring is that the US cannot dictate political outcomes. Regime opponents significantly outnumber regime supporters in Iran, but no outside power can forge a new national consensus for Iranians. nytimes.com/2025/06/23/opi…
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9 The paradox of the Islamic Republic is that it tends to compromise only under severe pressure, yet that same external pressure and isolation have helped entrench the regime. nytimes.com/2022/08/12/opi…
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8 One of America's deepest misunderstandings about Iran has been conflating Iran's national interests with regime interests. They are often opposites. What would benefit Iranians—stability, global reintegration, normalcy—threatens a theocratic mafia that thrives in isolation.
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7 In both cases, the pattern was the same: Iran faced existential economic pressure and was offered a concrete diplomatic exit that did not require it to abandon its revolutionary identity. Trump has offered the pressure without a clear exit.
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6 Over 47 years the Islamic Republic has made only two major compromises. The first was its 1988 decision to end the Iran-Iraq war--after eight years and an estimated 200K Iranian deaths--a concession Khomeini likened to drinking poison. The second was Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal.
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5 Trump speaks about this conflict as a negotiation in pursuit of a grand bargain. Tehran may accept a narrow deal in exchange for a ceasefire, but its enmity toward the US and Israel will remain. Ayatollah Khamenei chose martyrdom over normalization; his son will do the same.
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4 These revolutionary ideals serve as both a glue—holding the regime together—and an anchor, holding the nation down. The country will never advance without abandoning the ideology; The regime believes it can’t survive if it abandons its principles.
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3 In contrast to Trump, who has no fixed foreign policy views, Tehran’s ruling class call themselves “principlists” because of their fidelity to the principles of the revolution, above all resistance against America and the rejection of Israel’s existence.
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2 Trump has misunderstood the nature of the Islamic Republic. His threats to decimate Iran have not moved a regime which, since its inception, has shown itself willing to destroy the country and its people rather than compromise its power or ideology. theatlantic.com/international/…
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1 The defining deliberations of this war aren't between the US and Iran, but Trump and himself. He’s vacillated between walking away and promising to bomb Iran to the Stone Age. Iran has been consistent: Its ideology is resistance, its strategy is chaos, its endgame is survival.
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@ChrisCuomo @SIRIUSXM When it comes to MAGA it’s hopeless, you’re beating your head against the wall. In fact, the spin from MAGA is now Independents who don’t approve of anything Trump are “libtards”🙄there is no reasoning with them.
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Throughout our decades of friendship and partnership, I've known Reverend Jackson as history will remember him: a man of God and of the people. Determined and tenacious. Unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our Nation. I've seen how Reverend Jackson has helped lead our Nation forward through tumult and triumph. He's done it with optimism, and a relentless insistence on what is right and just. Whether through impassioned words on the campaign trail, or moments of quiet courage, Reverend Jackson influenced generations of Americans, and countless elected leaders, including Presidents. Reverend Jackson believed in his bones the promise of America: that we are all created equal in the image of God and deserve to be treated equally throughout our lives. While we've never fully lived up to that promise, he dedicated his life to ensuring we never fully walked away from it either. Jill and I are grateful to Reverend Jackson for his lifetime of dedicated service and inspirational leadership. We extend our love to the entire Jackson family, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and all those who counted Reverend Jackson as a mentor, friend, and hero.
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