2025 is going to be largely defined by whether there is a major war with Iran or not.  If a verifiable deal with Iran can be reached that prevents Iran from producing nuclear weapons, I will applaud the Trump administration for pulling off the diplomatic coup of the century.  But if negotiations fail, it is just a matter of time before the bombing of Iran begins, and that would set the stage for all sorts of apocalyptic scenarios.  Unfortunately, it appears that negotiations with Iran are now in the process of collapsing.  The next round of negotiations that was scheduled for this weekend has been abruptly "postponed" by the Iranians…

A fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran, which had been due to take place in Rome on Saturday, has been postponed and a new date will be set "depending on the U.S. approach", a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday.

"U.S. sanctions on Iran during the nuclear talks are not helping the sides to resolve the nuclear dispute through diplomacy," the official told Reuters.

It isn't a mystery why the Iranians "postponed" the negotiations.

The day before the Iranians made this announcement, the Trump administration unveiled new oil-related sanctions and warned Iran that there will be "consequences" for continuing to support the Houthis in Yemen…