What exit strategy? Trump, Iranians send mixed signals as truce deadline looms

A container ship seized in the Gulf, a ceasefire deadline that's running out fast and plenty of bargaining table brinkmanship between the US and Iran. With the price of oil back on the rise, de-escalation would certainly offer relief to Donald Trump's constituents. So what's the plan of a US president who’s proved impulsive – at times threatening civilizational erasure, at others floating the idea of splitting the profits with Iran on a Strait of Hormuz toll for tankers? How to bargain when your opponent enjoys home field advantage and knows you don't want to put boots on the ground?

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What exit strategy? Trump, Iranians send mixed signals as truce deadline looms is an episode from THE DEBATE by France Médias Monde.

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This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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