otherMar 18, 2026

Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

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PARIS (AP) — We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn. That is how the famously transactional U.S. President Donald Trump is framing his demands that allies help him with the Iran war. He wants to call in IOUs for decades of U.S. security guarantees.

Source: JOHN LEICESTER and EMMA BURROWS, Associated Press — Read the full report

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JOHN LEICESTER and EMMA BURROWS, Associated PressBy JOHN LEICESTER and EMMA BURROWS, Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn. That is how the famously transactional U.S. President Donald Trump is framing his demands that allies help him with the Iran war. He wants to call in IOUs for decades of U.S. security guarantees. The string of …

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