Iran's Gambit
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S1/E82: Duplicating U.S. Ambiguity, Iran Backs Diplomacy With Threat of Disruption

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Much like President Donald J. Trump's dual-track rhetoric toward Iran—alternating between coercive threats and inducements such as the prospect of sanctions relief—the Islamic Republic has likewise adopted a strategy of strategic ambiguity. Tehran is concurrently projecting a willingness to engage in diplomacy over its nuclear program, while simultaneously issuing deterrent threats to disrupt maritime oil shipments in the Persian Gulf in the event of U.S. military escalation.

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