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"I'm not surprised, but very disappointed," says Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University Peter Kuznick, noting that U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations were reportedly making significant progress under Omani mediation before U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran halted the process. He calls the move a "war of choice," arguing that President Trump may have sought an external conflict amid plunging approval ratings and mounting domestic political pressure.

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Expert: U.S.-Iran talks were advancing – then came a 'war of choice'