Keep pulling the thread on Wendy Sherman.
Wendy Sherman believes Iran will never relinquish its perceived right to enrich uranium, although it might voluntarily suspend the activity.
Wendy Sherman believes Iran will always maintain the conviction that it controls the Strait of Hormuz.
The Trump administration's actions successfully destroyed Iran's conventional navy, but not its fast boat or drone capabilities.
Wendy Sherman predicts that President Trump will be in a weakened geopolitical position for his May summit with President Xi Jinping in China, regardless of the outcome of the Iran conflict.
Key U.S. allies, including Canada and the United Kingdom, have expressed they can no longer rely on the United States and are consequently strengthening their relationships with China.
A potential nuclear deal with Iran could involve the suspension of its uranium enrichment program for 10 to 20 years, subject to intrusive monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iran's key demand in any negotiation with the United States will be the complete withdrawal of U.S. military forces from the Middle East.
Iran has demanded that passage through the Strait of Hormuz be paid for in Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) instead of U.S. dollars.
Wendy Sherman predicts a global move away from the U.S. dollar as the sole world reserve currency towards a basket of currencies, partly driven by geopolitical events.
China will likely use U.S. military action against Iran as a precedent to justify potential future actions to take control of Taiwan.
The conflict with Iran has revealed to China a significant depletion of U.S. military weapon inventories.
China has observed the effectiveness of Iran's asymmetric warfare tactics, such as using drones and controlling the Strait of Hormuz, against the technologically superior U.S. military.