Iran is set to submit its proposal tomorrow for a deal with the U.S. “regarding the nuclear issue.” Meanwhile, protesters have taken back to the streets. Will Trump come to their rescue?
The new demonstrations erupted according to the Shiite mourning calendar, marking forty days since the massacres that suppressed the first wave. Videos show government forces attempting to disperse the crowds, but the current turnout does not appear life-threatening to the regime, and large-scale massacres have not yet been documented.
The clock is ticking for both sides.
For Washington, maintaining a task force of destroyers, more than a hundred aircraft, and two carriers in the Middle East is costly. Not to mention that every day those carriers remain in the Arabian Sea is a day they are not flexing American muscle elsewhere.
