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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sam Kiley

Trump is a toxic ally. His war with Iran is once again spreading across the Gulf

The Middle East is aflame. From the Arabian Gulf to Gaza, the region is being plunged into a real world of horror ignited largely by American and Israeli leaders who live in a make-believe world where there are no lessons from history.

There are no benefits to the kind of public exchange that we have just seen between the United States and Iran that has resulted in attacks against Tehran, which in turn targeted Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.

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