Step 1 in deescalation must be restraining the Israelis, otherwise all efforts to negotiate will follow this pattern:

POTUS publicly announces deescalation.

Israel takes major strikes to destroy the negotiations & in turn weaken our ability to negotiate.

The war accelerates. https://t.co/hbX4VRu3dV pic.twitter.com/zwBTHlgYRZ

— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) March 23, 2026
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