One of the common critiques of Trump’s kinetic “maximum pressure” approach is that he doesn’t understand Iran, that Iran will never break, and war won’t deliver the results he wants.

The critics might be partially right on tactics, but there’s a deeper, more dangerous illusion: the belief that Iran would ever play ball honestly and sincerely in any diplomatic deal.

War might not be the ideal solution. But the so called deal is no solution at all.