The US president has established a pattern of asking Iran for its own demands, even as aides and allies attack their validity

During an event in the Oval Office of the White House, US President Donald Trump takes a question from reporters after he signed an executive order calling for childhood vaccine shots to be spaced out into separate visits, on 10 August 2026 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)

Published date: 10 August 2026 21:59 BST

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