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The Takeaway: Trump scores diplomatic win with eye on November election

Iran deal coming after elections, Trump says; Qatar says normalization not the answer; Netanyahu returns home to COVID-19, political crises.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15:   (L-R) Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan wave from the Truman Balcony of the White House after the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Witnessed by President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu si

US: Trump claims foreign policy prize with normalization accords

The White House signing of normalization agreements between Israel and both the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain scrambled the media storyline of a US president out of his depth in foreign affairs. Most US efforts at peace in the Middle East end up in frustration or worse. White House signing ceremonies are a rare foreign policy prize. In the past four decades, there had been only three such events: peace agreements between Israel and Egypt in 1978, the PLO in 1993 and Jordan in 1994.   

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