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WSJ calls it: Trump is in full 'retreat'

A Cease-Fire Sold as PeaceThe Power Is in the Oval OfficeThe central fact in this story is not Iranian ambiguity. It is presidential choice. Donald Trump controls the sanctions, the enforcement posture, the diplomatic frame, and the timing. The Wall Street Journal may call the outcome a retreat, but retreat is still an act of power when the White House decides which pressure to lift, which demands to postpone, and which risks to hand off.Congress is being invited to play referee after the executive branch has already set the board. That is the real structure here: Trump makes the concession…

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