Trump’s Iran dilemma deepens as diplomacy stalls

Diplomacy between the US and Iran stalls, leaving Trump with a tight set of bad options: escalate military pressure, accept concessions on Tehran’s nuclear program, or strike a fragile deal that still leaves Iran’s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz intact; Tehran demands sanctions relief and recognition of its influence in the waterway and refuses to dismantle its nuclear program, while domestic politics and rising energy costs complicate any path forward.