Iran Talks Hit Brink as Trump Pushes Diplomacy to the Edge

Heather Cox Richardson argues that this summer’s diplomacy with Iran is being squeezed between Tehran’s insistence on a ceasefire and control of the Strait of Hormuz, and Donald Trump’s brinkmanship and social-media messaging, risking a derailment of talks, higher oil prices, and growing domestic pressure on Congress to curb presidential powers, while the Pentagon tightens information control—showing how foreign policy and U.S. politics are colliding.