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Trump may see himself in Ahmadinejad but having him lead Iran was a perplexing idea
Former Iranian president has a populist, headline-grabbing communication style but is an avowed anti-Zionist. How could Israel see him as a man to do business with? US and Israel hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader For all their outward differences, there always seemed to be things that linked Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Donald Trump. A visit to the then Iranian president’s rather humble Tehran neighbourhood nearly 20 years ago highlighted cost of living problems that prefigured those fac…
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