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WHY IS TRUMP TRUSTING PAKISTAN?

Is this just more "the world as it is" politics?

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Apr 08, 2026
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President Trump is making a big new bet on a dangerous partner: Pakistan. His administration is relying on Islamabad as a behind-the-scenes player in Iran and Gaza diplomacy, even though Pakistan helped build Iran’s nuclear program and long backed jihadist groups that killed Americans.

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