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Why the Trump-Xi Summit Matters, Even if Little Seems to Come of It  The New York Times Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week knowing… [more]

‘Super Revolutionaries’: The radical Iranian hardliners bent on sabotaging a deal with the US  CNN Powerful Iranian Ultra-Hardliners Mobilise Against Iran-US Nuclear Talks  NDTV Iran’s hardliners resort… [more]

How Minority Districts Fueled the G.O.P.’s Southern Ascendancy in Congress  The New York Times Trump’s Team Expands Redistricting Push After Scoring Wins in Court  WSJ White House… [more]

Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran  The New York Times Russia said to be sending Iran drone parts via Caspian Sea, bypassing… [more]

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