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The U.S. is “not in a position right now where Iran is begging for a deal because it wants to avoid an escalation,” says Robert Malley, former U.S. negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal. “They believe, rightly or wrongly, that they could sustain the pain longer than the U.S. can.”
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