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After Phone Calls And Tweets, Tensions Rise With Iran, Mexico And Australia

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President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 28, 2017. (Alex Brandon/AP)
President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 28, 2017. (Alex Brandon/AP)

President Trump is continuing to conduct foreign policy on Twitter, with tweets about Iran on Thursday being the latest example:

On Wednesday, Trump followed up on a tense phone call he'd had with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about an Obama administration refugee resettlement agreement.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with NPR's Ron Elving (@NPRrelving) about Trump's approach on foreign policy so far.

This segment aired on February 2, 2017.

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