Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Iran can't count on a taco

Big ships, big promises, possible talks. What's Trump's objective?

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Elise Labott
Feb 04, 2026
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Friends: With the exception of Hot Takes Happy Hour with Danielle Pletka, I took a beat last week. After the seizure of Maduro, the showdown over Greenland, the Davos dumpster fire, and the upheaval in Minneapolis - which has consumed the country and captured global attention - I needed to step back, do some reporting, and talk to people smarter than me about where e…

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