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Feb 2021
1h 8m

US-Iran Relations in a Post-Trump World ...

Lse Middle East Centre
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In a recent cabinet meeting in Tehran, President Rouhani stated "Trump is dead but the nuclear deal is still alive". From the Iranian perspective, the ball is now in the United States' court to mend relations after former President Trump's policy of maximum pressure, including the withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the reimposition of sanctions on Iran. T ... Show More
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