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As Trump blows up the Mideast, regional leaders look to Europe
“Anything’s possible” was Donald Trump’s response when asked if he would launch a new attack on Iran after the midterm elections. Fears of what a return to all-out war would bring have set off a flurry of diplomacy. Two noteworthy tracks from European and regional powers have emerged as last-gasp attempts to prevent, or at least limit, the destruction a renewed conflict would cause. If they succeed, they could become the pillars of a new “coalition of the willing” to stabilise the Middle East without America in the lead.The negotiatorsThe first track brings together the E4—Britain, France, Ger
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