Chris Cuomo explains why he believes there will be no meaningful deal with Iran anytime soon, arguing that Trump’s approach suffers from three major flaws: Iran’s leadership doesn’t trust him after he abandoned the original nuclear agreement, the United States entered this confrontation without the international coalition that made previous negotiations possible, and America lacks the political will to do what would actually be required to force regime change. Cuomo also challenges claims that Iran was only weeks away from a nuclear weapon and argues that the administration sold the public a far more urgent threat than the available intelligence supported.

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