Trump's confusion reflects U.S. policy failure in addressing Iran's resistance
Original framing: “Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated' amid US military buildup, says Witkoff - Reuters” — Reuters (via Google News)
The U.S. has a long history of destabilizing Iran, including the 1953 coup that overthrew Mossadegh. This history is crucial to understanding Iran's current stance and the U.S. policy failures that continue to repeat past mistakes.
The current U.S.-Iran standoff is not a simple case of one party failing to capitulate, but a complex interplay of historical grievances, structural power imbalances, and cultural resistance. The U.S.
has long treated Iran as a geopolitical chess piece, ignoring the agency of the Iranian people and the cultural legitimacy of their resistance. The failure of U.S. policy is rooted in a refusal to acknowledge past interventions and their consequences. To move forward, the U.S. must engage in genuine diplomacy, reform its foreign policy, and include the voices of those most affected by its actions. Only then can a sustainable and just resolution be achieved.