The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The Art of No Deal: Trump’s Approach to the Iran War

April 4, 2026·37 min·3-min readconversationalpolitics
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In a recent episode of The Political Scene from The New Yorker, Jane Mayer, Evan Osnos, and Susan Glasser analyze President Donald Trump’s primetime address about an ongoing war with Iran, which they describe as a disjointed, self-aggrandizing performance lacking strategic clarity. Th

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Donald TrumpJane MayerEvan OsnosSusan GlasserZbigniew BrzezinskiStephen Chung

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The Road to Unfreedomby Susan Glasser and Peter Baker

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CNN

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Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMiddle EastPolitical NewsUs Politics

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