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A new round of sanctions and a tentative ceasefire extension show the White House is still mixing war, leverage, and wishful thinking in public.
The Trump administration kept squeezing Iran on May 28 even as negotiators floated a tentative ceasefire extension and new nuclear talks, making the president’s “largely negotiated” line look even more premature.
Trump wants the optics of a victory lap before the paperwork exists. The problem is Iran keeps refusing to behave like a photo op.
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Trump said on May 27 that an Iran deal was “largely negotiated,” but contemporaneous reporting and official video showed talks still underway and no final agreement announced.
The Justice Department sued Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington over state rules that limit confidential license plates for federal law enforcement vehicles, including ICE.
The administration is escalating sanctions even as it says a broader Iran deal is close. That’s leverage on paper, but also proof the war and the diplomacy are still very much in motion.