Jason D Greenblatt

Jason D Greenblatt

Jason D. Greenblatt was the White House Middle East envoy in the Trump administration. He is the author of "In the Path of Abraham: How Donald Trump M... ade Peace in the Middle East — and How to Stop Joe Biden from Unmaking It,", the founder of Abraham Venture LLC and publishes the Substack How to Watch a War and How to Watch Trump.. Follow him on X: @GreenblattJD

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The story Tehran wants you to read

A new narrative about Iran’s leadership mistakes continuity for change – and echoes the regime’s own preferred framing.

Opinion by Jason D Greenblatt
Published On 24 Apr 2026
epaselect epa12901984 Iranians walk past a large billboard of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, 20 April 2026. Conflict between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz continues as Iran again closed the strait, as the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on 20 April that Iran has no plan to participate in Pakistan talks with the US yet. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH