Trump gives Iran 10-day ultimatum, but experts signal talks may be buying time for strike

Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, told Fox News Digital, “The Iranian regime has been operating under a grand delusion that they can turn President Trump into President Obama, and President Trump has made it clear that that’s not happening.” Brodsky said there is little expectation inside the administration that diplomacy will produce a breakthrough. “I think there’s deep skepticism in the Trump administration that this negotiation is going to produce any acceptable outcome,” he said. Instead, he said, the talks may be serving a dual purpose. “They’re using the diplomatic process to sharpen the choices of the Iranian leadership and to buy time to make sure that we have the appropriate military assets in the region,” Brodsky said. . . . According to Brodsky, Iran’s core positions remain unchanged.  “They’re trying to engage in a lot of distraction — shiny objects — to distract from the fact that they’re not prepared to make the concessions that President Trump is requiring of them,” he said. “The Iranian positions do not change and have not changed fundamentally. They refuse to accept President Trump’s position on zero enrichment. They refuse to dismantle their nuclear infrastructure. They refuse limitations on Iran’s missile program, and they refuse to end support for terror groups.”