# Saudis 'furious': Trump ‘flips & flops’ between Iran deal and ‘devastating’ attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/77518

- France 24, 2026-09-28 18:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260928-saudis-furious-trump-flips-flops-between-deal-with-iran-and-attacks-in-devastating-fashion

> Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center, describes the US-Iran conflict as a dangerous mix of military escalation, diplomatic ambiguity and political calculation. She says recent indirect contacts between Washington and Tehran, mediated by Qatar, have been too limited and fragile for a serious breakthrough—more “kabuki diplomacy,” with both sides engaging only partly while guarding against any appearance of compromise.

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