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Iran's mild response to unprecedented truckers' strike could be due to Trump's influence

  • Written by Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
Demonstrators show their support for anti-government protests in Iran in front of the White House in January. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Last month, the Trump administration backed out of the 2015 deal his predecessor made with Iran that traded giving up nuclear ambitions for sanctions relief.

The U.S. is expected to soon tighten the screws...

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