Negotiations or confrontation? The signs point one way

Negotiations or confrontation? The signs point one way

The United States appears to be keeping a limited opening for negotiations with Iran, but the overall picture points to preparations for a broad military campaign. This assessment is based not only on troop deployments, intensive drills and escalating rhetoric, but also on tighter coordination among the relevant players, including Israel. In recent weeks, visits by senior US officials to Israel and by senior Israeli officials to Washington have …