Trump’s failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands ahead of a bilateral meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, England, Jan. 9, 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP, File) 2026-03-18T14:06:09Z PARIS (AP) — We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn. That is how the famously transactional U.S. President Donald Trump is framing his demands that allies help him with the Iran war . He wants to call in IOUs for decades of U.S. security guarantees. The string

• Trump’s failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect
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