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A Better Iran Deal Has to Be Better for Iran, Too

| July 19, 2018

US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran deal, an outcome Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to extreme lengths to help promote, was a major success for him, one of a number in recent months. If elections were held today, Netanyahu would be reelected easily. 

In reality, Trump’s ostensibly hard-line approach towards Iran is likely to soon leave the US with no options other than military attack.

Trump, however, has made clear his desire to disengage from the Middle East and especially to refrain from military intervention in the region....

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Chuck Freilich

Chuck Freilich

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