Dear MEPIN Readers,
As we enter the next phase of the war, the Persian negotiating dance to play for time, the question now is whether President Trump can persuade the American public to remain patient while the U.S. economic blockade on Iranian commerce takes full effect. The administration’s strategy hinges on using sustained economic pressure to build leverage over the Islamic Republic and secure meaningful concessions on its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
In the second segment, I share insights from a conversation today with a senior military official regarding the current state of Hamas’s tunnel network and what it may signal for the conflict ahead.