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'Markets, munitions and midterms' pushed Trump to Iran deal, Michael Doran says
To discuss the Republican reaction to President Trump's deal with Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Michael Doran, a former GOP foreign policy official. He was senior director for the Middle East on the National Security Council in the George W. Bush administration and is now at the Hudson Institute.
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According to PBS News’s source item, ‘Markets, munitions and midterms’ pushed Trump to Iran deal, Michael Doran says, To discuss the Republican reaction to President Trump’s deal with Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Michael Doran, a former GOP foreign policy official. He was senior director for the Middle East on the National Security Council in the George W. Bush administration and is now at the Hudson Institute.
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