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The Real Reason Iran Hasn’t Struck a Deal

The Atlantic / 01 May 2026 / 9h ago

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25/25

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25/20

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10/15

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The standoff isn’t about hard-liners blocking pragmatists inside Iran, but about both sides believing that they have won the war.