Familiar steps
Trump’s latest Middle East moves taking page from Obama playbook
Leading progressive foreign policy voices are cheering Trump’s interest in a nuclear deal with Iran, while pro-Israel leaders remain wary
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President Donald Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump’s decision to negotiate directly with Hamas for a cease-fire and hostage-release deal, to keep Israel in the dark about elements of the secret back-channel conversations, and then write a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...