{"id":4867,"date":"2026-05-23T19:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=4867"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:15:45","slug":"what-will-trump-do-next-with-iran-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=4867","title":{"rendered":"What will Trump do next with Iran? : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n A banner of President Donald Trump hangs over Iranian Americans and their supporters as they march from the U.S. Capitol to the World War II Memorial during a rally Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Washington.
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President Donald Trump has staked much of his political identity on his prowess as a dealmaker who is capable of bending adversaries to his will.<\/p>\n

But Iran, until now, has proved resistant to that approach. Since the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran in late February,<\/p>\n

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a 38-day military campaign has given way to a fragile ceasefire, a mutual blockade centered on the Strait of Hormuz, and a cycle of stalled negotiations punctuated by Trump’s repeated threats to resume large-scale attacks.For more than six weeks now, the two countries have been locked in a standoff that has rattled global energy markets, regional stability, and Trump’s domestic political standing.<\/p>\n

It has left governments, militaries, corporations and communities around the world asking: ‘what will Trump do next?’<\/p>\n