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New details of Trump admin's deal with Iran astound analysts: 'Insane concession'
Upfront Relief, Backward BlameThe Deal and the DistractionThe Trump administration says it has an agreement with Iran to move toward ending a more than 16-week conflict. The Wall Street Journal says one immediate term is oil sales: Iran can start selling oil as soon as the agreement is signed, while broader sanctions relief is supposedly tied to future compliance on demands like the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear program.Who Actually Held the LeversThe central fact is not that Iran extracted something surprising from a confused process. It is that the U.S. administration chose to offer…
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