Reprinted from John’s Substack:On 9 August 2026, I was on “Switzerland” with Vali Nasr, one of the world’s leading experts on Iran, and the host Tom Switzer. Iran now insists that virtually all its demands must be met right away and not as a result of negotiation. Otherwise, Iran says it will not open the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump desperately wants to happen. Trump has no good way to deal with this disastrous situation that he has worked himself into. It seems obvious that he should have stuck to the MOU and negotiated in good faith with the Iranians.