"It Looks Like He's Folding" — Paul Rieckhoff on Trump's Iran Peace Memo
Trump is teasing a one-page peace memo with Iran. Missiles are still flying, gas is still up, and the regime that killed 13 Americans a few weeks ago is still in power. Paul breaks down the split-screen between what the White House is selling and what the ground truth actually shows — and why this looks a lot less like victory and a lot more like folding.
The White House wants you to believe the Iran war is winding down. A one-page memo. A ceasefire. A market bump. But missiles are still…
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