strikeAug 4, 2026

Analysis: One mistake Trump hasn’t made on Iran | CNN Politics

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Unless Donald Trump finds a way out of his box on Iran, history may come to regard his choice to wage war as a presidency-defining error. But he has so far avoided one potential dire mistake: massively escalating the conflict past his capacity to control it.

Source: Stephen Collinson — Read the full report

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Stephen CollinsonBy Stephen Collinson
Unless Donald Trump finds a way out of his box on Iran, history may come to regard his choice to wage war as a presidency-defining error. But he has so far avoided one potential dire mistake: massively escalating the conflict past his capacity to control it. History shows that pr…

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