The first is the bazaar, from the Persian bāzār; a marketplace, a place of complete free-market trading, where anyone can buy or sell anything at any price the buyer and seller both agree to. It was the Persians who invented this absolute free-for-all, in which the sole decider of the price is the hagglers’ skill in negotiating the price. The best advice for Trump, for the U.S., and indeed for anyone who wants to defeat Iran is: Don’t try to do it at the negotiating table.
Author: Daniel Pinner
Published at: 2026-02-15 20:52:54
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