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This week’s reading:

“​​Donald Trump Is Breaking Up with Europe,” by Susan B. Glasser

“How the War in Iran Became a Race to Stabilize the Global Economic Order,” by Sudarsan Raghavan

“A Former Prisoner of the Iranian Regime Watches Trump’s War,” by Jason Rezaian

“The Distant Promise of Iran’s Would-Be King,” by Azadeh Moaveni

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