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Guest Essay

By Philip H. Gordon

Mr. Gordon served as national security adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris.

President Trump’s repeated suggestions in the aftermath of Israel’s attack on Iran that Tehran should “make a deal before it’s too late” have been met with widespread mockery on social media and among experts who follow Iran.

With the bombs falling, it already feels that the moment for diplomacy has passed, and sure enough, Iran canceled the negotiations that were scheduled to take place last weekend in Oman and its Foreign Ministry has

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