Optimism over US-Iran deal fades; Trump scrambles to secure Lebanon truce

The optimism that President Trump projected last week toward securing a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has quickly faded, with Tehran on Monday suspending talks in protest of Israel’s punishing strikes on Lebanon.  Trump sent varying messages as he scrambled Monday to secure a truce between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-linked…

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