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The Takeaway: Do Arab Gulf states favor Trump or Biden in US election?

Some leaders may prefer Trump, mostly because of Iran, but they aren’t saying; Plus: five must-read takes on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; Egypt wants Nerfertiti bust back; Nile cruises return.
US President Donald Trump (R) and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. - Biden said on October 2, 2020, he has tested negative for Covid-19, three days after his debate with Trump, who has contracted the illness. Trump's positive diagnosis was announced in the early hours of Friday after one of his senior aides, Hope Hicks, tested positive. (Photo by

US vice president debate hints at why some in Gulf may prefer Trump

US Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Democrat Party candidate for vice president, said during a debate with Mike Pence last week that pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal made the United States “less safe,” leaving “friends and allies” in the lurch, as Adam Lucente reports.

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