If Donald Trump channeled Rod Stewart last night, as Duane wrote this morning, then perhaps he will channel Carly Simon tonight: Coming Around Again.
One question that arose yesterday, as Round 2 began in the renewed war, was whether this was a demonstration rather than a determined attempt to defeat an enemy. Trump talked about how Iran had missed its chance at a negotiated peace via its usual stall tactics. Pete Hegseth spoke to the desire of the administration to settle the hostilities through negotiations while arriving at CENTCOM to oversee the new offensive operations. White House sources leaked to reporters like Barak Ravid that Trump would still accept a signature on his last proposal, as long as the IRGC firmly committed to it.
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