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Trump talked about annihilating Iran. The more revealing word was “midterms.”
WASHINGTON — I’m back from a week covering the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where leaders from around the world brought their domestic fights to the international stage and tried to explain why the rest of us should care.
President Trump offered the clearest example. His warning that he could “annihilate the Islamic Republic” made headlines, as you would expect. But the part of his speech I keep coming back to was his prediction that a deal with Iran could come after the November midterm elections.
Trump said Tehran was waiting to see how he performs at the polls — something…
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