As a Signed Deal Promises Opening the Hormuz Strait, Emboldened Iranians Threaten Closure of Red Sea Traffic
Trump sees the memorandum of understanding he signed Thursday as a panacea to global economic woes.
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BENNY AVNI
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Benny Avni is the Foreign Editor of the Sun.
Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.
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