When a venture fails, the narrative is shifted so that the focus isn't on the loss, but on the "deal" made during the exit or the "lesson" learned for the next move. Then you blame it on someone else.
How we got here: Inside Pakistan’s backchannel diplomacy that led to the US-Iran ceasefire
Diplomacy does its best work when no one is looking. In calls that stretch for hours, in proposals dismissed publicly but refined privately, in capitals that deny mediation even as they pass messages.
U.S. Must Choose Between Ceasefire or Continuing War via Israel
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said that the ceasefire terms between his country and the United States are clear and explicit. Araghchi added that the U.S. must choose between a ceasefire or continuing the war “via Israel,” because, according to him, “it cannot have both.”