Mearsheimer & Parsi | Will Trump & Israel strike Iran again?

In the aftermath of the Israeli and U.S. midterm elections, will Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launch another military campaign against Iran? What would a renewed war mean for the Persian Gulf? Vice-President JD Vance has now written directly to a senior Iranian security official and former commander of the Revolutionary Guards, proposing a resumption of comprehensive peace negotiations. How seriously should Tehran take this diplomatic initiative? Is this an indication of a genuine division within the Trump administration between those who want a diplomatic settlement and those who favour further military escalation? John Mearsheimer is professor of political science at the University of Chicago. Trita Paris is vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.