Trita Parsi(@tparsi):In a phone interview, Mr. Parsi said he had been having “continuous conversations” with administration officials about Iran since early last year, including “with the people at the table.” He also said that part of the American right “frankly doesn’t care about Iran.” “They’re more angry at the idea that the war was started in the first place than the idea that the United States suffered a strategic defeat,” Mr. Parsi said. “It tells you something about how much the idea of Iran has evolved.”

2026.06.25 11:38

In a phone interview, Mr. Parsi said he had been having “continuous conversations” with administration officials about Iran since early last year, including “with the people at the table.” He also said that part of the American right “frankly doesn’t care about Iran.” “They’re more angry at the idea that the war was started in the first place than the idea that the United States suffered a strategic defeat,” Mr. Parsi said. “It tells you something about how much the idea of Iran has evolved.”