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Middle East Analyst Calls Iran Deal Cover For American Inaction

Reuel Marc Gerecht, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, writes that the deal is "strategically and morally absurd."

President Trump today announced he will pull the U.S. out of the 2015 deal with Iran that gave the country relief from economic sanctions in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program.

Analyst writes that the deal is “.” ‘s Robin Young spoke with Gerecht, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, prior to Trump’s announcement.

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