From threatening a civilization to ceasefire: What we learned from a wild day in the Iran war
President Donald Trump’s fast pivot on Iran — from “a whole civilization will die tonight” to a benign return to ...
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Is the Iran war turning into Trump’s Iraq?
How closely does President Donald Trump’s war in Iran compare with America’s last conflict in the Middle East?Both the Iran ...
How far will Trump go in Iran?
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Why Trump’s latest threat against Iran could be a war crime
For someone who claims to be unconcerned about the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump seems increasingly desperate to open ...
Why Trump betrayed MAGA, according to Tucker Carlson
After five weeks of muddled messaging, President Donald Trump finally addressed the nation on Wednesday night to make the case ...
Is this the beginning of the end of the war in Iran?
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How the Iran war came for elevator rides, street lights, and even butter chicken
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Trump’s gas prices problem
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Even John Bolton is against this Iran war
For the past 20 years, there’s basically been one guy in Republican politics who was known as the Iran war ...
The religious right is breaking up over Israel and Iran
Nearly a month into the joint US-Israeli war on Iran, there’s a good chance you’ve heard something about the apparent ...
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