Trump turns to Middle East allies as deal to end Iran war proves elusive
by Andrew Roth in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#75QT4)
President claims planned Tehran attack postponed to allow talks to continue - but no indication peace plan is imminent
As he seeks an exit from the Iran war, Donald Trump is increasingly outsourcing his policymaking to US allies in the Middle East, while the White House appears unable to find a simple way to end the fighting and reopen global shipping lanes held by Tehran.
In Trump's telling, the dealmaker-in-chief" has maintained a consistent policy toward Iran aimed at preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, leveling threats and incentives to reach a new deal that would also open the Strait of Hormuz.
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