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“Trump chose an avoidable war over a good deal.”

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English March 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM

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Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute, says Iran had offered major nuclear concessions and that Trump could have claimed a strong diplomatic victory, but instead pursued escalation to seek submission rather than advance US interests.

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