Donald Trump
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Trump Extends Relief, Confusion as Allies Given Tariff Reprieve
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump drew short shrift from key economic allies after he offered a second temporary exemption on metal-import tariffs rather than the permanent waiver most are…
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Netanyahu’s Iran Revelations Were Aimed at an Audience of One
EghtesadOnline: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage in Tel Aviv on Monday to expose what he said was more than a decade of Iranian nuclear deception. Critics said he didn’t…
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Macron and Rouhani Agree to Try to Preserve Iran Nuclear Deal
EghtesadOnline: French President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani agreed to work together to preserve the nuclear accord with Iran, even as the U.S. makes clear that President…
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Trump Floats Holding North Korea Summit in Peace House Near DMZ
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump has a new idea for the location of a potential meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un: the Peace House near the Demilitarized Zone marking the North’s border…
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Financial Constraints Impeding Iran Air Plane Deals
EghtesadOnline: US President Donald Trump’s threats to leave the nuclear agreement has so far made no direct impact on Iran Air’s contracts to buy airplanes from western planemakers, an advisor…
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Iran, Europe Weigh Future Business, Banking Prospects
EghtesadOnline: When top-level officials and business representatives gathered in Tehran on Saturday as part of the two-day Sixth Iran-Europe Banking and Business Forum, the shadow of US President…
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Iran Signals Respect From Trump Could Help Free U.S. Prisoners
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested a show of respect from President Donald Trump could help yield a prisoner swap.
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DNC Sues Trump Campaign, WikiLeaks, Russia Over Election Interference
EghtesadOnline: The Democratic National Committee sued Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks claiming widespread interference in the 2016 election as part of a "brazen attack on American democracy.…
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Wells Fargo's Big Fine Puts Fresh Focus on Power of Trump Tweets
EghtesadOnline: For years, Republican lawmakers and regulators have groused about big corporate fines, arguing that they mostly punish blameless shareholders, not the executives who are responsible…
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CIA Defends Haspel’s Role in Destruction of Tapes
EghtesadOnline: The Central Intelligence Agency declassified a 2011 memo by then-Deputy Director Michael Morell on his decision not to discipline Gina Haspel -- President Donald Trump’s nominee…
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Oil Shrugs Off Trump Tweet to Rise for a Second Straight Week
EghtesadOnline: Oil rose for a second straight week as OPEC’s commitment to rebalance the market and geopolitical risks to global supplies overshadowed U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet on…
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Trump Calls Sketch of Stormy Daniels's Threatener a ‘Con Job’
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump weighed in on a composite sketch of the man who adult film star Stormy Daniels says physically threatened her in a parking lot seven years ago seeking to…
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Trump Confirms CIA Chief Pompeo Met North Korea’s Kim Last Week
EghtesadOnline: CIA Director Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea last week to meet with Kim Jong Un in advance of a possible summit on denuclearization, President Donald Trump said.
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Putin Still Wants Deal With Trump, Even After Sanctions, Syria Attack
EghtesadOnline: After U.S. sanctions crippled an entire Russian industry and air strikes in Syria threatened the first direct clash between nuclear superpowers since the Cold War, Vladimir Putin…
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Mnuchin Labels Trump's China, Russia FX Tweets a `Warning Shot'
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s accusations that China and Russia are gaming their currencies were a “warning shot” about the consequences about devaluation, rather than part of a wish…
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Comey Responds to Trump: ‘This Is Not Some Tin-Pot Dictatorship’
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s comments that ousted FBI Director James Comey belongs in jail are "dangerous" and threaten a "tin-pot dictatorship," the former lawman said in an interview…
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Comey Says Trump Is ‘Morally Unfit' to Be President
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump is “morally unfit” to be president, former FBI Director James Comey said in a highly anticipated prime-time interview Sunday, adding that he couldn’t rule out the…
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Syria Strikes Lock U.S. and Russia Into New Era of Animosity
EghtesadOnline: A few weeks ago, Donald Trump invited Vladimir Putin to meet -- maybe even at the White House. After U.S.-led missile strikes in Syria, the two nations’ officials can’t get into…
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Warship Ruse and New Stealth Missiles: How the U.S. and Allies Attacked Syria
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s outrage over another apparent chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was clear. And for the second time in his presidency, the U.S.…
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Trump Praises Xi’s Speech, Easing U.S.-China Trade Tensions
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump praised Xi Jinping’s “kind words” on trade after the Chinese leader reaffirmed pledges to open his nation’s banking and manufacturing sectors -- signaling…
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Trump Urged to Hit Syria Harder This Time, Despite the Risks
EghtesadOnline: For the second time in a less than a year, President Donald Trump is weighing a military response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. This time, he’s under pressure…
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U.S. Confirms North Korean Offer to Talk Denuclearization
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. has confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to talk to President Donald Trump about getting rid of his nuclear weapons, as South Korea claimed when it passed along the…
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U.S. Stock Futures Rise as Investors Assess U.S.-China Tensions
EghtesadOnline: After a deep selloff in U.S. stocks on Friday, investors are now taking a step back to assess President Donald Trump’s order for a review of more tariffs that prompted an aggressive…
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Trump Says ‘Price to Pay’ in Syria After Vowing to Pull Out
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump warned of a “big price to pay” in response to reports of a chemical attack outside Syria’s capital, days after he said he wanted to quickly end the U.S.…
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Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ Tactics Face Ultimate Test With China
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump has shown a penchant for trying to bully America’s trading partners into concessions at the negotiating table. In China, he faces a rising superpower…
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Safeguarding Iran Nuclear Deal: A Blueprint for Europe
EghtesadOnline: As the future of the Iran nuclear deal looks increasingly uncertain, European diplomats are hard pressed to find solutions that balance US President Donald Trump’s demands to…
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Signatories to Iran nuclear deal meet in Vienna amid Trump's threat
EghtesadOnline: Signatories to Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers have held a new round of their periodic meetings to review its implementation amid US threats to kill the multilateral…
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How Will Trump’s Tariffs Affect Iran’s Steel Trade?
EghtesadOnline: Who’s for a trade war? Apparently no one, except US President Donald Trump.
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U.S. Moving Embassy to Jerusalem by May in a Faster Timetable
EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration will officially move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem by May, the State Department said, as the U.S. speeds up the timetable for a decision that…
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Trump Plans Arab Summit Conditioned on Qatar Progress, Source Says
EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration is moving toward hosting a summit with a bloc of six Arab nations later this year, but first wants to see signs of progress in ending a standoff between…