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Iran dragged out the 1979 hostage crisis to humiliate the US. It may try to do the same to Trump now

By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University

The regime was built for resilience. The US president will struggle to get an acceptable deal unless he’s willing to compromise.

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