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Iran takes startling step believing Trump is 'legitimately mentally ill': journalist
Diplomacy by Cognitive WorkaroundThe Source MaterialThe reporting says Iranian negotiators, amid peace talks with Washington, added “senior psychologists” to help shape messages for Donald Trump after Iranian sources concluded he may be mentally impaired. Jeremy Scahill said the Iranians reportedly began screening communications through psychologists and saw “some progress.”The Real Center of PowerThis is not a story about manners, bedside concern, or diplomatic creativity. It is a story about who actually holds power in a negotiation and who has to adapt to that power. Trump is the…
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