Let me tell you another ghost story: the Iran nuclear deal in 2015, where the US-Iran negotiations took 6 years.
Although it's commonly thought that it took 13 years, starting from the 2003 Iran nuclear crisis.
But before 2009, the US wasn't even in the game.
Bush was all about making Iran completely halt uranium enrichment; otherwise, no bilateral talks. Stopping Iran's enrichment was totally in line with Trump's objectives too.
One turning point was in 2009 when Obama took office, and that's when the US started face-to-face negotiations with Iran.
So from 2009 until the deal was struck in 2015, it took 6 years.
Another key moment was in 2013 when the moderate Rouhani was elected President of Iran, and with his influence, the 2015 nuclear deal was reached. By that calculation, the talks took 2 years.
Now, the real question is: in 2026, without Obama and Rouhani, how long will it take for the US and Iran to strike a deal?
Although it's commonly thought that it took 13 years, starting from the 2003 Iran nuclear crisis.
But before 2009, the US wasn't even in the game.
Bush was all about making Iran completely halt uranium enrichment; otherwise, no bilateral talks. Stopping Iran's enrichment was totally in line with Trump's objectives too.
One turning point was in 2009 when Obama took office, and that's when the US started face-to-face negotiations with Iran.
So from 2009 until the deal was struck in 2015, it took 6 years.
Another key moment was in 2013 when the moderate Rouhani was elected President of Iran, and with his influence, the 2015 nuclear deal was reached. By that calculation, the talks took 2 years.
Now, the real question is: in 2026, without Obama and Rouhani, how long will it take for the US and Iran to strike a deal?