Trump Juggles Nuclear Talks While Playing 'Will He Or Won't He?' With Airstrikes
KEY POINTS
- •A senior US official said Trump would consider a deal with Iran allowing small nuclear enrichment if it’s non-threatening.
- •Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced a finalized proposal coming in two to three days amid looming potential strikes.
- •Trump advisers admitted uncertainty about his decision with military options including killing Supreme Leader Khamenei and his son.
In a bizarre dance of diplomacy and potential decapitation strikes, Trump’s team played nuclear baccarat with Iran’s Abbas Araghchi, who promised an Iranian proposal in 2-3 days—just as US intel whispers about strikes this weekend. Kushner and Steve Witkoff, apparently moonlighting as geopolitical party planners, demanded 'zero enrichment' or at least some token uranium jazz hands. Meanwhile, Pentagon laid out an action movie-level script: kill Khamenei and son or don’t; even Trump reportedly doesn't know what morning mood he’ll wake up in. The magical mystery tour continues as UN’s Raphael Grossi VIPs technical nuclear babysitting duties, hoping to keep Iran’s centrifuges spinning peacefully and the region not in flames.
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Source: Axios | Published: 2/21/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid