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Larijani's killing would destroy Iran war off-ramps for Trump
Israel’s strike on key figure might close doors to de-escalation
March 17, 2026
Israel’s strike on key figure might close doors to de-escalation
Joe Kent said he could not ‘in good conscience support’ a conflict that ‘serves no benefit to the American people’
For the former foreign minister, Emmanuel Macron’s equivocation on Iran is a retreat from the Gaullist tradition of French strategic autonomy
Two weeks of escalation have all but eliminated the possibility of a detente in the Persian Gulf
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the military action, but many Washington researchers want to keep it going
Now that things haven't gone quite as planned, watch Washington hawks dial it up more, this time against China
