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Macron to Congress: Embrace Global Role, Reject ‘Fake News’ and Stay in Iran Deal

By D.A. Banks
Posted April 25, 2018 at 5:18pm

By D.A. Banks

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French President Emmanuel Macron, addressing a joint meeting of Congress, encouraged lawmakers — and by proxy, his host President Donald Trump — not to abandon the nuclear weapons agreement between Iran and six world powers. Watch for more highlights of his speech Wednesday.

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