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Donald Trump may hate to hear it, but Barack Obama was right about avoiding “stupid shit”
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Donald Trump may hate to hear it, but Barack Obama was right about avoiding “stupid shit”

The latest round of talks is most likely to deliver a loose patch for a threadbare deal

Yet the stand-off has costs for cash-strapped Iran, too

The two sides are trapped in a cycle of fighting and half-baked attempts at diplomacy

But he has delayed another round of military strikes, at least for now

America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf