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What Does the Iran War Mean for the Global Economy?

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Both Iran And U.S. Lost The War, But The U.S. Lost More: Geopolitics Expert

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Donald Trump’s Iran War Could Become America’s ‘Syracuse’—the Disaster That Ended an Empire

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Op-edIsrael, Middle East, US‑Israel‑Iran

Are Trump and Netanyahu heading for a showdown?

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Trump’s Least Bad Option in Iran

By Rosemary Kelanic and Jennifer Kavanagh

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In the mediaUS‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

On BBC, Ben Friedman argues for the United States to cut a deal with Iran to open the strait

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Trump in the Middle East: Impacts, implications, and alternatives

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Syria after Assad: Prospects for U.S. withdrawal

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