it is completely predictable that the iranian state will say "let them blow up the power plants, then. our regime officials will have power at the expense of the basic needs of the people, who will be more reliant on us and less likely to revolt.".
for that reason, it's obvious this won't work and trump doesn't appear to get it: you cannot negotiate with the faithful. he is continuing to dangle carrots and continuing to try to make a deal, and he's running out of time, with his fucking around. all he's doing is giving the chinese an opportunity to move in.
the insistence on trying to negotiate is very, very stupid.
the liquidation of the iranian state was the right thing to do, but the americans need a better decision maker as commander-in-chief. they're fucking this up.