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‘No slam dunk’: Trump overestimated US ability to pressure Iran
Former Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller suggests US President Donald Trump’s war on Iran was “poorly conceived,” in which he “overestimated” his own capacities. “Five years, Putin can’t break Ukraine. In five months, Donald Trump can’t break Iran,” Mr Miller told Sky News Australia. “It’s not a slam dunk.”
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The i Paper
· Jul 8, 2026
Trump’s Iran gamble has left him with nowhere to go
Patrick Cockburn: The US President wanted to force Iran's hand. Instead, he's just strengthened it
Tehran Times
· Jun 21, 2026
The price of choosing war over diplomacy
HAFIZABAD, Pakistan – For decades, American presidents, despite their differences, avoided a direct war with Iran. They understood that another conflict in the Middle East could drain resources, deepen instability, and pull the United States into a crisis with no clear end. They said no. But Donald Trump said yes.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 1, 2026
‘Stakes are existential’: Former Middle East negotiator warns Trump underestimated Iran
Former Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller says the United States underestimated Iran. “Great powers have a hard time imposing their ambitions, their dreams, their schemes on smaller ones,” Mr Miller told Sky News Australia. “Largely because for the smaller power, the stakes are existential. “For the Iranians, this brutal, repressive authoritarian regime, they’re in this for keeps. “That basically gives them a greater risk tolerance than a great power.”
The Tribune
· Jul 5, 2026
“Neither civilisation, nor honour”: Iran slams Trump over “one shot” leadership threat
Iran slammed Donald Trump after he claimed the US could eliminate its top leadership with one shot at Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral. Iran's embassy in Armenia retaliated, stating the US neither has a civilisation, history, nor honour, while defending the massive crowds mourning the late leader.
Brisbane Times
· Jul 10, 2026
Donald Trump gives instruction if he was to be assassinated by Iran
Donald Trump calls to bomb Iran “at levels they’ve never seen before” if they were to ever succeed in their supposed plot to assassinate him.
Off The Press
· Jun 21, 2026
Vance opens Iran talks with call to ‘transform the Middle East’
Vice President JD Vance laid out lofty ambitions ahead of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to end the war, suggesting that the talks could “transform the Middle East” even as fighting in Lebanon threatens to undermine the perilous U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Vance told reporters in Switzerland on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s hope for the []...Click to read more
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Related coverage for "‘No slam dunk’: Trump overestimated US ability to pressure Iran": The i Paper — Trump’s Iran gamble has left him with nowhere to go. Tehran Times — The price of choosing war over diplomacy. Sky News Australia — ‘Stakes are existential’: Former Middle East negotiator warns Trump underestimated Iran. The Tribune — “Neither civilisation, nor honour”: Iran slams Trump over “one shot” leadership threat. Brisbane Times — Donald Trump gives instruction if he was to be assassinated by Iran. Off The Press — Vance opens Iran talks with call to ‘transform the Middle East’