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June 23, 2025
Iran leaves escalation in Trump’s hands, foreign policy analyst says
Daniel DePetris, a Chicago Tribune columnist and a fellow at the foreign policy think-tank Defense Priorities, says it’s up to U.S. President Donald Trump to decide on further military action or de-escalate to diplomatic measures in wake of Iran’s retaliatory strike on a U.S. airbase in Qatar.
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