Trump’s Military Theater: Two Carriers, Zero Deals, One Big Question Mark
KEY POINTS
- •President Trump returned to office in 2025 and restarted nuclear talks with Iran after abandoning Obama’s 2015 deal.
- •Israel launched attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites post Trump’s June 2025 deal deadline, with US bombers joining soon after.
- •In early 2026, protests in Iran led Trump to threaten strikes, while airlines and internet services were blocked by Iran.
Since retaking the White House in 2025, President Trump’s bromance with Iran’s nuclear talks reads like a soap opera with bomb runs. He ditched Obama’s 2015 deal, then perched two aircraft carriers near Iran like impatient teenagers showing up at a party early—except the party is a looming Middle East war. After setting a 60-day deal deadline last June, Israel took it as an invitation to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, and Trump abruptly joined the air-show. In January 2026, Trump almost hit Iran for allegedly killing thousands of protesters but delayed because his military was less ready than last year's '12-day war.' Meanwhile, Israeli PM Netanyahu and Trump plotted economic pressures while Iran scrambled to block internet and shut its skies. All this against a backdrop of cheap oil markets saying, 'Strike now, prices might barely notice.' It’s like watching a sequel no one really asked for, with a cast scared to press the actual ‘Play’ button.
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Trump’s foreign policy: send billions worth of war toys, threaten apocalyptic blowouts, then politely ask Iran to make a deal like it’s a Yelp review he actually wants fixed.
Two aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf just to flex on Iran? Sounds like a billionaire’s version of ‘Are we playing yet?’
Iran and the US negotiating nuclear deals while simultaneously playing Battleship with actual ships is the diplomatic equivalent of yelling 'Please don’t shoot!' mid-fight.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/18/2026 | Author: Herb Scribner
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