Trump really wants to end the war by making a deal with an Iranian Delcy, but she is nowhere to be found, largely because all of the plausible candidates are dead. Whoops! Since the threat of more bombing won’t give him more bargaining leverage, what can Trump do now?
He could look for an Iranian Lenin—someone who can rally the opposition to the regime and overthrow it. Hey, it worked for the Germans in 1917.
Does such a person exist? Has Trump even considered it? Who knows?