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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iran is betting that Trump does not have a plan for regime change

Women walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran.
Women walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters

When it comes to Iran and Donald Trump, there is so much bluff, backed by military hardware, that the truth rarely makes an appearance.

It appears that a bullish Iran is going into negotiations with the US on Friday adopting maximalist positions that do not seem greatly different to those it adopted in the five rounds of talks before the negotiations were abruptly halted by the surprise Israeli attack on Iran last June.

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