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Why Trump’s Iran Deal Is Not Like Obama’s Iran Deal
In the second war with Iran, all of the bombing has led President Donald Trump right back to where President Barack Obama’s negotiators were in 2015. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via Getty Images)
There are fundamental differences between the JCPOA and the nuclear deal with Iran currently on the negotiating table.
By Eli Lake
04.23.26 — U.S. Politics
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There are two Iran wars being waged at the moment. There is the real war, where America and Israel have pounded Iran’s vast nuclear program. Then there is the Iran war of the Democratic Party’s imagination, where that military campaign is somehow disconnected from Iran’s ability to race for a nuclear weapon.

In that second war, all of the bombing has led…

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Eli Lake
Eli Lake is the host of Breaking History, a new history podcast from The Free Press. A veteran journalist with expertise in foreign affairs and national security, Eli has reported for Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, and Newsweek. With Breaking History, he brings his sharp analysis and storytelling skills to uncover the connections between today’s events and pivotal moments in the past.
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