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Donald Trump
The Iran Deal Trump Can’t Legally Make
A 2015 law bars the president from lifting sanctions on Iran until Congress has reviewed any nuclear agreement. The Trump administration is lifting them…
Jack Goldsmith
Trump Got Us Here Out of Strength, Not Weakness
Despite the concessions made to Iran, Trump shattered the regime’s military infrastructure, halted its uranium enrichment, and degraded Hezbollah. Now…
Michael Doran
Trump Blinks First in Iran, with Haviv Rettig Gur
What’s in Trump’s deal? Does it give away too much? Could it be worse than the Obama-Iran deal?
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 8M
Reading Trump’s Iran Deal So You Don’t Have To, with Mark Dubowitz
Breaking down the newly released MOU, one concession at a time.
Aaron MacLean
53M
Why Syria Isn’t the Answer to Lebanon’s Misery
Trump wants a ‘more surgical attack’ on Hezbollah. An expert on the Middle East explains why that is easier said than done.
Tanner Nau
Niall Ferguson: It’s Too Soon to Call This a U.S. Surrender
An agreement offering Iran sanctions relief, unfrozen assets, and billions in promised investment has prompted outrage. But the outcomes of wars depend…
Niall Ferguson
Karim Sadjadpour: A Strategic Defeat for Trump
As the U.S. races for an Iran deal, is it negotiating from strength or weakness?
Rafaela Siewert
34M
America’s Anniversary Is About More Than Trump. What Have We Actually Agreed to with Iran? Plus. . .
River Page reports from the crowd at UFC Freedom 250. Sam Quinones on why LA will miss Spencer Pratt. Matthew Campbell dives into the world of stolen…
The Free Press
America’s Birthday Isn’t About Trump
Trump and his critics are making the president the focus of the country’s 250th anniversary. But Americans have so much more to celebrate.
The Editors
Inside the Crowd at Trump’s Big Fight
‘It’s the president’s birthday, somebody needs to get knocked out,’ said one of the guys I watched UFC Freedom 250 with.
River Page
Mr. President, Publish Your Deal
Administration officials are frustrated about what they say is misinformation about the agreement with Iran. Thankfully, there’s a simple solution.
The Editors
Trump Gives Iran a Lifeline and Calls It Peace
On his 80th birthday, President Trump is celebrating an agreement that temporarily solves a problem his war helped create.
Eli Lake
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