During his first year back in office, US President Donald Trump’s blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on issues ranging from tariffs to armed conflict, Reuters notes.

But with Iran that same brand of coercive diplomacy, marked by public threats, insults and ultimatums, seems to have hit a wall and may be undermining his own efforts to end a war that has shaken the global economy.

Among the ‌main obstacles, analysts say, is the Iranian rulers’ mindset, including their need to save face with their own domestic audience, despite US-Israeli strikes having killed many top leaders and heavily degraded the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities.

Even more significant, analysts say, is Trump’s insistence on emerging from the conflict framing it as an absolute victory for the US — even if this doesn’t match the reality on the ground — while the Iranians must accept total defeat, which they are not likely to do.

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