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pcdb

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9. It's a game of chicken

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #6)

Thu May 28, 2026, 06:05 PM

Thursday

Both sides think they can outwait the other. Iran thinks political pressure in the US will force Trump to cave, and Trump thinks economic pressure will eventual force Iran to cave.

I bet we'll be in the same position in two months.

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