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 Ahead of Trump’s 2 pm announcement on the Iran nuclear deal, we talked to Obama official Jake Sullivan, who helped to open the secret channel with Iran in 2013.

The stakes for Donald Trump’s Iran decision

The stakes for Trump’s Iran announcement today

We talked to Obama official Jake Sullivan, who helped open the secret channel with Iran in 2013

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The stakes for Trump’s Iran announcement today

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