David Ignatius on Iran Talks: ‘I Think the President Is Being Overoptimistic’

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IGNATIUS: “I think there's a lot of uncertainty. Who is the United States dealing with? What's the nature of this negotiation? So I think the president's a little bit premature. Again, my sense is that the U.S. is building more and more options militarily, and that waiting for those to ripen, not taking rash action, don't jump into Kharg Island make sense for the White House. And I think, as I read between the lines, I think that's where they're going. These diplomatic options may increase. As other countries lean hard into trying to get cooperation from Pakistan, from Iran, we may end up with a different situation in a few days. But right now, Joe, I think the president's being overoptimistic.”