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Trump’s Iran deal: Realpolitik triumphs — for now
Washington has a habit of dressing up its foreign policy in the language of moral purpose. Presidents invoke democracy, human rights, and the rules-based international order as if they were divine mandates rather than rhetorical conveniences. So there is something almost refreshing — and certainly clarifying — about watching the Trump administration conclude a deal […]