Trump chickens out on Iran deadline – The Latest

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  This is The Guardian.

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  Just before the markets opened, he decided to make this announcement.

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  As ever, it's Armageddon postponed, so we have to live on this sort of the edge the whole time.

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  No, we have a very serious chance of making a deal.

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  That doesn't guarantee anything.

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  I'm not guaranteeing anything.

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  If I were a betting man, I'd bet for it.

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  But again, I'm not guaranteeing anything.

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  I think maybe the Americans are discovering that the Iranians are willing

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  to go further up the escalation ladder.

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  There isn't any sign that they're fracturing as a regime.

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  They're taking big, big hits.

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  Are aimed at one thing, which is survival.

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  Trump says there 's been productive talks with Iran as he extends a deadline on military strikes

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  to force the reopening of the Strait of Homoose.

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  But what's really going on?

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  From the Guardians today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Half.

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  I'm joined by Patrick Wintour, The Guardian's diplomatic editor.

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  Thanks for joining us again, Patrick.

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  So quite a lot of confused messaging coming out of the White House over the weekend.

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