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The Venue and the Trap

Pakistan, the Iran War, and the Islamabad Talks

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Mar 24, 2026
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On Sunday, Trump posted to Truth Social that he had held “very good and productive” conversations with Iran to end the war. Before US markets opened on Monday, the S&P 500 added approximately $2 trillion in value. Oil prices fell from their peak. Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf then went on record to call the reports of negotiations “…

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