Behnam Ben Taleblu is the Iran program senior director and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
President Donald Trump is in a familiar place on Iran. Massive military strikes advertised just days ago have been put on pause, and diplomacy is being given yet another chance. There is no guarantee, however, that trying to open a diplomatic window at the 11th hour will keep the door to a wider military conflict shut. Especially not after last week.
