Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Trump's revolutionary, recycled Iran deal

But Trump may succeed because he possesses what Obama lacked

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Elise Labott
Apr 17, 2025
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For a man who built his first term on tearing up "the worst deal ever made," Donald Trump now finds himself in the awkward position of trying to recreate something suspiciously similar to the Iran nuclear agreement he once theatrically shredded. The irony couldn't be thicker if it were served in a gold-plated Trump Tower dessert bowl.

As Trump's envoy St…

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