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Obama staffer Ben Rhodes on Iran negotiations and the battle for American identity

May 27, 2026·43 min·6-min readinterviewpolitics
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Ben Rhodes, a key architect of the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal and Cuba normalization, argues that President Trump’s withdrawal from these agreements—driven by a rejection of diplomacy and international cooperation—has led to preventable wars, humanitarian crises, and a catastrophic erosi

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Ben RhodesTerry GrossPresident ObamaPresident TrumpBen Franklin

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