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Stand-off with Iran raises fresh doubts about Trump’s freestyle diplomacy

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(Clockwise from bottom right) US President Donald Trump, V-P J.D. Vance, Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the "Board of Peace".

(Clockwise from bottom right) US President Donald Trump, Vice-President J.D. Vance, Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and White House special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Board of Peace.

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Michael Crowley

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– US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran is testing the limits of his unorthodox diplomatic style as he grasps for a deal to end the conflict shaking the Middle East and the global economy.

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