The Takeaway: Trump's revenge as Biden deal with Iran stymied by IRGC sanctions

Russia backs Syrian attacks on opposition; Turkish inflation soars as result of Ukraine war; Iran-linked mob attacks Kurdish party offices in Iraq; new generation runs for election in Lebanon; Egypt rallies Africa climate consensus.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on as he meets with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on April 6, 2022. - EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Leading the news: Terrorist designation of Revolutionary Guards at issue

The United States and Iran have never been closer to an agreement to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today that he is “not overly optimistic” it will get done.

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