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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington

Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day

red-toned kaleidoscope of Trump speaking at microphones

Being the subject of mockery may be the most intense of all Donald Trump’s known aversions.

Yet more than five months after embarking on a war of choice against Iran, the US president risks attracting ridicule as he struggles to secure a military victory – while repeatedly threatening devastating bombardment against the Tehran regime, only to back down on the pretext of renewed negotiations.

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