Baghaei

Once again, Donald Trump has presented a picture of diplomatic progress with Iran that appears to have removed itself far from the reality on the ground. The U.S. president claimed this Monday that negotiations with Tehran were actively moving forward, but Iranian officials quickly rejected his version of events, creating another example of a widening gap between Trump’s public announcements and the facts that follow. This immediate dismissal from Tehran underscores the fundamental disconnect at the heart of Trump’s Iran Bluff—a strategy that relies more on dramatic press releases than on tangible diplomatic milestones. The opposing statements from Washington and…