Former Trump adviser on president’s latest Iran threat: ‘Not going to get a deal’

Brett McGurk, who served under President Trump during his first term, warned that the president’s latest threats against Iran will not bring Tehran to the table to negotiate opening the Strait of Hormuz.

“This is an escalate to try to get a deal that’s not going to get a deal,” McGurk, who also served in national security roles under former Presidents Biden, Obama and Bush, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” later noting that the president “is just kind of shifting objectives in terms of what exactly we’re trying to achieve here.”

Earlier Sunday, Trump threatened to target Iranian civilian infrastructure in a profanity-filled Truth Social post ahead of a self-imposed Monday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will........

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