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Trump's Middle East Moves: Will they work?

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced new "hard hitting" sanctions against Iran on Monday, in part to retaliate after the downing of a US drone last week. Tehran has denounced the move as a sign of "America's desperation." This comes in the wake of a possible military strike on Iranian facilities late last week. Meanwhile Jared Kushner is in Bahrain to debut his economic plan for the West Bank and Gaza. His plan promises to cut poverty in half, lower unemployment and build projects to benefit Palestinians, but Palestinians say the plan is pointless without a political plan first. CNN's Max Foster speaks to Iain Dale, Andrew MacDougall and Afua Hirsch to discuss: "Trump's Middle East Moves: Will they work?"

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