Trump: the boy who cried ‘peace’ in the Middle East – podcast

Donald Trump on Saturday said talks with Tehran were going well and that a deal to end the war was “substantially being negotiated.” On Sunday, the United States launched an attack on Southern Iran. Donald Trump on Thursday circulated a draft peace agreement on the war with Iran among allies.

This week, with the US-Iran deal in a precarious state, Jonathan Freedland talks to Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group about why Trump keeps changing his mind about what should be done to end the war

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