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President Donald Trump recently announced that he’s postponing strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days to negotiate a ceasefire. “I think it could very well end up being a very good deal for everybody,” he told journalists.
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It’s unclear who exactly the White House is bargaining with or whether those officials will have the power to implement an agreement. We do, however, know what a “good deal” looks like: everything former President Barack Obama’s Iran deal wasn’t.
A popular talking point among left-wing punditry maintains that Trump is seeking an offramp for his allegedly unpopular and failed war that looks exactly like the Joint
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