Daniel Davis / Deep Dive with John Mearsheimer

Mearsheimer is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago.

Trump wants peace but is under pressure due to Iran’s insistence on keeping its uranium enrichment and missile programs.

He faces opposition from hardliners (e.g., Tom Cotton, Israel lobby) who don’t want Iran to keep any nuclear capabilities.

A new deal (like the 2015 JCPOA but stricter) might be necessary, but accepting Iran's enrichment capabilities will provoke backlash.