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Inside the Chaotic Iran Talks That Let Trump Claim Victory, But Not Yet Peace

Inside the Chaotic Iran Talks That Let Trump Claim Victory, But Not Yet Peace (Bloomberg) -- It was fight night on the White House lawn…

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Trump's rhetoric ran ahead of the facts on the ground: the text hadn't been released, the formal signing was still days away
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The Iran war is over and the Strait of Hormuz is open
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Israel's bombing of southern Beirut was in response to projectiles fired by Tehran-backed Hezbollah
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Iran balked at the Israel bombing of Beirut, which Iranian negotiators had warned would blow up the talks
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Critics across the West and the Gulf viewed Israel's bombing as a last-ditch effort by Netanyahu to scuttle a deal he'd been shut out of
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The Israel bombing of Beirut should not have happened
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The deal's hardest questions — nuclear, sanctions, Lebanon — had been kicked down the road
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The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!
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Trump stated the Iran deal signing was delayed a few hours because of Israel's strikes, and that he called Netanyahu to berate him over it
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