WASHINGTON, D.C. — The illusion of diplomacy has shattered in the Persian Gulf. Just days after President Donald Trump demanded absolute, non-negotiable terms in the White House Situation Room, the rogue regime in Tehran has chosen its path: total escalation. Over the weekend, Iranian state media confirmed that their negotiating teams are actively halting message exchanges, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unleashed a cowardly wave of drone and missile s