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TRUMP’S RISKY GAME OF DEAL OR NO DEAL

Moments after he declared that the U.S. was ditching the Iran nuclear deal, President Trump abruptly switched topics. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was en route to North Korea, he said, to prepare for Trump’s meeting with the despot Kim Jong Un.

It seemed like a jarring aside, but it sheds light on why Trump decided to reimpose U.S. sanctions against Iran on May 8. Over the past two months, Trump has come to see his

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