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

Persuasion, denial and bluster: Trump ‘stuck’ on Iran war ahead of elections

In the aftermath of his devastating election defeat, the US president remained haunted by regrets over Iran.

Months before Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 presidential election to Ronald Reagan, eight US servicemen died in a botched high-risk rescue mission that failed to secure the freedom of dozens of US hostages seized in Tehran.

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