I'm sure that killing Iran's negotiator a few days before the negotiations were to take place helped deescalate the situation.

Wait, they killed the Iranian negociator?

> Just two days before U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations were set to begin, Israel assassinated the high-ranking Iranian official leading the talks

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iranian-official-leadin...

> For something to play out, it has to start. For something to start, someone has to start it. When no one is willing to start it, then it will never play out.

Very insightful, but the iranian minister had already started talks with the EU regarding the nukes[1], when Trump came in the bar and said "no you talk with us"[2]. So I don't know exactly the starting of what you're talking about.

[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/t...

[2] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/prospects-diplomacy-dim-afte...