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

US and Iran inch closer to peace deal as Trump faces criticism from GOP hawks

Women gather around a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honouring the armed forces
Women gather around a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honouring the armed forces Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

Donald Trump defended himself against criticism from fellow Republicans on Sunday as he appeared on the verge of agreeing a deal with Iran to end the war.

As hawks in his party called the proposed agreement a disaster and questioned why the US president had launched the conflict in the first place, Trump claimed on social media that his deal would be “THE EXACT OPPOSITE” of the one agreed by Barack Obama, which Trump pulled out of in 2018.

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