Signing off? Trump rushes to turn page on Iran war

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Jun 18, 202600:43:02News & Politics

Surprise! A stroke of a pen over dinner at Versailles has pre-empted plans for that big Friday signing in Switzerland of an interim agreement between the United States and Iran. Coming off the G7 in France, we ask why Do...

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