INTERVIEW: 'Never Going to Work', Bolton on How Trump Botched the Iran Deal

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John Bolton just told us who's really running Trump's Iran war strategy — and it's not who you'd expect. His answer will surprise you. The Breakdown — What You Need to Know: Former National Security Advisor John Bolton says there is no formal decision-making process in the second Trump administration, with Iran and Ukraine policy shaped by "whoever talked to Trump last." Bolton says Trump's ceasefire and memorandum of understanding with Iran collapsed because the US negotiated with civilian officials who don't control Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Bolton claims Trump's central focus during the Iran war has been domestic gasoline prices ahead of the November midterms, not a coherent Gulf strategy. Bolton discusses the uncertain status of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared publicly since taking power. Bolton addresses the power vacuum left by Senator Lindsey Graham's death and who now holds influence over Trump on foreign policy. Bolton weighs in on Trump's

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