Mr Trump swallowed the plan hook, line and sinker, and they cobbled together a story about a new nuclear threat from Iran. Nobody really believed it, maybe not even Mr Trump. His Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, wrote last week that "Iran's nuclear enrichment programme has been obliterated. Khamenei knew from past experience that Mr Trump favoured surprise attacks during negotiations and had taken the appropriate precautions. So Mr Trump runs back and forth in fury and confusion, changing his story twice a day.

Source: Bangkok Post March 23, 2026 22:09 UTC