Trump negotiating over his legacy, says former US official

Middle East Eye · May 27, 2026 Politics

Trump negotiating over his legacy, says former US official Joey Hood says President Donald Trump’s effort to tie a possible US-Iran deal to expanding Arab normalisation with Israel under the so-called Abraham Accords reflects his desire to shape a historic legacy. “Donald Trump really is negotiating with himself. He’s negotiating with his legacy,” Hood told Al Jazeera.

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