POLITICSNYT US
Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer
President Trump entered the Iran conflict with little strategy for victory and is now struggling to find a face-saving way to exit. The situation has left him trapped despite using significant military power.
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