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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Sanctions with no exit attached read as regime change, and Tehran responds accordingly. Trita Parsi, Quincy Institute EVP, says a pressure campaign that offers nothing to accept isn't a negotiating position at all, which is why it keeps producing counter-escalation rather than concessions. And the pain never lands...

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