Séamus Malekafzali

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Iran Cannot Trust America

The United States' increasingly bold pattern of open deceit in its diplomacy is leading to an impossible negotiation for the Iranians.

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Séamus Malekafzali
Jun 11, 2025
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US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (left), Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi (right)

In keeping with the long-standing trend of Trump taking credit for working to solve crises he himself started (such as stopping a potential war with Iran after he ordered IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani assassinated in 2020), Trump and his team are now heralding a potential “diploma…

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