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Biden's plan to revive Iran talks could calm the Middle East – but on Israel he and Trump largely agree

  • Written by Muqtedar Khan, Professor, Islam and Global Affairs, University of Delaware
imageVice President Biden with a U.S. delegation at the Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia in 2011. STR/AFP via Getty Images

When the Taliban recently voiced its hope that Donald Trump would win a second term because he would withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, it was a reminder that the 2020 U.S. election has big implications for the Middle East –...

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