Morgan Ortagus, a former deputy presidential special envoy, said she doesn't see proof of the narrative that the US is on its 'back heels' in negotiations with Iran and that strategic patience is on the side of the United States. Ortagus said that while military options are still on the table, what the Iranian regime is most scared of is not the US or Israel, but the uprising of its own people. (S
Geopolitics Bloomberg Aug 11, 2026
