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Trump bashed by conservative Wall Street Journal board for one huge Iran failure
A Deal Written in Oil and BravadoThe SetupThe Journal’s target is Donald Trump, and the immediate facts are simple enough: U.S. and Iranian officials have agreed to pause attacks and meet after the latest fighting over the Strait of Hormuz. The paper says Iran is violating the terms by threatening commercial shipping and U.S. bases, and it argues Trump handed Tehran leverage he should never have given away.The Real Power Is CoercionThe central issue is not diplomatic tone. It is power. Trump signed the memorandum, Trump advertised “gentlemen’s agreements,” and Trump now appears unwilling to…
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