There they go again—those pesky negotiations with Iran playing out like a bad movie that just won’t end. It seems the Iranian regime continues to dance around the nuclear issue, much to the chagrin of well-meaning officials who just want to keep the world a safer place. President Trump, with his characteristic flair, laid it out during the State of the Union address, pointing out the elephant in the room: Iran’s persistent nuclear ambitions. With talks underway in Geneva, spearheaded by officials like Steve Witoff and Jared Kushner, the world waits with bated breath. Will Iran ever utter those secret words: “We will never have a nuclear weapon”?

The real head-scratcher here is how Iran keeps claiming their nuclear activities are purely for peaceful purposes. Yet, bizarrely, they choose to hide their nuclear facilities deep under a mountain. Is this a new workout trend, or is the mountain ambiance somehow better for their research? One has to wonder why peaceful nuclear programs need to be buried a mile underground. Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume was quick to note this amusing contradiction, sparking a wave of sarcastic commentary without even trying.

So, here we are, with Iran arguing that they’re well within their rights to enrich uranium for legitimate peaceful purposes. Yet anyone with a smidgen of common sense might point out that tucking away such facilities suggests otherwise. Meanwhile, U.S. officials continue to scratch their heads, baffled by Iran’s insistence on what seems to be an overly elaborate game of hide-and-seek. Can the talks in Geneva resolve these concerns? Or are we doomed to watch a diplomatic merry-go-round endlessly spinning?

Reality bites, and the world knows it. Iran’s defiance in this nuclear conundrum has not gone unnoticed. President Trump, while committed to diplomacy, likely realizes the odds are stacked against a satisfactory resolution here. It all suggests a showy demonstration of negotiations, perhaps to avoid looking like warmongers, yet painfully aware of the likelihood that substantive agreements remain a distant dream. It’s almost as if everyone’s participating in a theater production where the ending is pre-determined—spoiler alert!

All said and done, as the negotiations unfold, the real question remains: will words prove mightier, or will actions take center stage? The world might well have to tune in for another episode of “Our Nuclear Nightmare” to find out. In the meantime, let’s brace ourselves for what might just be another round of dramatic, yet somehow very predictable, diplomatic dances.