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Trump’s Pakistan policy, Iran’s anti-government protests, Orrin Hatch’s retirement, and more
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Diplomatic Danger: It’s 2018, and President Donald Trump is tweeting again. Administration officials backed up his criticism of Pakistan’s support for Afghan militants. Despite Pakistan’s indignant response, the president’s tweet points to a fundamental conflict between U.S. and Pakistani interests. Elsewhere, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered to open a dialogue with South Korea, forcing the South into a position that may undermine its alliance with the U.S.

Anti-government protests over the weekend, as thousands of people turned out to voice grievances over economic problems and political repression. Though Trump tweeted his support for the protesters, his comments conditions in Iran. That

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