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Did Trump just bring peace to the Middle East?

Did Trump just bring peace to the Middle East?

Update: 2025-06-24
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After much hemming and hawing, President Trump joined the Israeli attack on Iran over the weekend. He’s now declared a ceasefire, but it’s off to a shaky start. So was the U.S. bombing a success and what’s next in the Middle East? Can the current leaders in Iran and Israel ever actually come together? Columnist Dana Milbank talks with Jason Rezaian, former Tehran correspondent at the Post, and Emily Harding from the Center of Strategic and International Studies about what’s going on in the Middle East. 


Read more from our columnists:

Dana Milbank: War with Iran? Let’s run it up the flagpole!

Emily Harding: The Iran strike was probably the right move. We may need to do it again.


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Did Trump just bring peace to the Middle East?

Did Trump just bring peace to the Middle East?

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