"Trump falling into Vietnam trap": Former US negotiator with Iran | The Bottom Line
When United States President Donald Trump measures success by counting how many Iranian leaders the US and Israel have killed or how many Iranian boats or mi...

Al Jazeera English
413.8K views • May 18, 2026

About this video
When United States President Donald Trump measures success by counting how many Iranian leaders the US and Israel have killed or how many Iranian boats or missile launchers have been destroyed, he’s looking at the “wrong metric”, argues a former US special envoy to Iran, Rob Malley.
Malley told host Steve Clemons that the only way out of this war is “a settlement that respects our core interests, but also theirs”.
To calculate the odds of a deal, Malley said, psychologists may be more useful than experts because “it really depends on the mindset of President Trump.”
#donaldtrump #unitedstates #iran #iranwar #irannuclearprogram #waroniran #ceasefire #straitofhormuz #aljazeeraenglish
Malley told host Steve Clemons that the only way out of this war is “a settlement that respects our core interests, but also theirs”.
To calculate the odds of a deal, Malley said, psychologists may be more useful than experts because “it really depends on the mindset of President Trump.”
#donaldtrump #unitedstates #iran #iranwar #irannuclearprogram #waroniran #ceasefire #straitofhormuz #aljazeeraenglish
Tags and Topics
Browse our collection to discover more content in these categories.
Video Information
Views
413.8K
Likes
3.5K
Duration
25:01
Published
May 18, 2026
User Reviews
4.4
(82) Related Trending Topics
LIVE TRENDSRelated trending topics. Click any trend to explore more videos.
No specific trending topics match this video yet.
Explore All Trends