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strikeApr 9, 2026
After ceasefire, negotiating a lasting deal with Iran would require overcoming regional rivalries and strategic incoherence
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President Donald Trump’s rapid and dramatic turn from threatening to kill “an entire civilization” in Iran on the morning of April 7, 2026, to announcing a two-week ceasefire later that day left many observers with a sense of whiplash.
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- Ioana Emy MatesanBy Ioana Emy Matesan
President Donald Trump’s rapid and dramatic turn from threatening to kill “an entire civilization” in Iran on the morning of April 7, 2026, to announcing a two-week ceasefire later that day left many observers with a sense of whiplash. While it is difficult to predict whether the…
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