Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East
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Jonathan Freedland discusses the fluctuating peace negotiations between the US and Iran with Ali Vaez amidst ongoing military actions.
On Saturday, Donald Trump said talks with Tehran were going well and an agreement to end the war was ‘largely negotiated’. On Sunday, the US launched strikes on Southern Iran. By Thursday, Donald Trump had circulated a draft peace agreement for the war with Iran among allies. This week, as the US-Iran deal remains in a precarious state, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group about why Trump keeps changing his mind on what to do to end the war
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