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Cook: Iran Talks May Go in Circles

Cook: Iran Talks May Go in Circles. Steven Cook, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the US and Iran remain far apart on key issues - particularly, the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program.

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Cook: Iran Talks May Go in Circles. Steven Cook, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says the US and Iran remain far apart on key issues - particularly, the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program. Cook also discusses the Trump administration’s approach to regional diplomacy, and why he is skeptical a Israel-Lebanon agreement will be implemented. He speaks with Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg’s "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Cook: Iran Talks May Go in Circles.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Operational intent is unclear.Public rhetoric may be coercive messaging rather than evidence of a specific near-term action.
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Cook: Iran Talks May Go in Circles.
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