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Can Trump End the Iran Conflict Without Damaging His Presidential Legacy?

Explore the complexities of President Trump's military strategy in Iran, highlighting the challenges of entering and exiting conflicts, the impact on global energy markets, and the political ramifications at home and abroad.

International Business Times UK

Trump Claims He Discussed Bombing Iran With Former President — Bush, Obama, Clinton and Biden Teams All Deny Contact

Every living former US president has denied speaking to Donald Trump about his decision to bomb Iran, contradicting Trump's public claim.

International Business Times UK

Trump says he spoke to an ex-president who praised his Iran War. They all deny taking the call

Asked which of the four living ex-presidents had supposedly praised his chaotic war effort, Trump said: ‘I can’t tell you that’

The Independent UK

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Trump’s war language is aggressive and extreme. It also offers some insight into his thinking

US President Donald Trump speaks in a way unlike any of his predecessors. His distinctive and highly recognisable style may even play a role in his appeal to his political base. Since the infamous Access Hollywood tapes, he has got away with saying things none of his predecessors would have…

The Conversation

Here’s the news from Iran – Donald Trump is making America lose wars again

Humiliating failure now looms, as symbolically damaging to US global standing and national self-esteem as Afghanistan or Iraq, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Trump wages war on Iran his own way: commander-in-chaos

Erratic rhetoric, shifting goals and mixed signals leave allies, foes and voters unsure what the president wants from war

The Guardian - US

Trump’s war in Iran marks the culmination of his imperial presidency

The path to this reckless war was paved by the collapse of accountability in Washington

The Guardian - US

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When US fights in the Middle East, American Muslim students often face discrimination

The war in the Middle East is rapidly expanding across the Gulf countries, including Iran and Lebanon. The conflict has already targeted the region’s civilians, natural resources, tourist destinations and U.S. military bases.

The Conversation

Trump is the weakest he’s ever been. That makes him so dangerous on Iran

Why would Trump launch a foreign war when he is so domestically weak? Precisely because he is weak

The Guardian - US

'Donald Trump anointed by Jesus to fight Iran': How US–Israel War got a Biblical spin

Unfortunately for us, since time immemorial, before rulers had to rub our grubby hands for votes, they often claimed God spoke to them — and they had armies, so no one could call them psychotic.

The Times of India

Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump’s war with Iran – and to ask questions

Despite the scale of its military assault on Iran, the Trump administration’s reasons for entering into war have been inconsistent and vague, from regime change to the destruction of nuclear weapons, preempting military action by Israel, or the more chilling decree of following “God’s divine plan.”

The Conversation

There's one particular way the Iran War is different from all the others in American history

A big story with a grand purpose that has bolstered public support for just about every major U.S.-promoted regime change war since 1900.

Fortune

Trump’s war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century

It’s clear that regime change is among the biggest objectives of the U.S. war in Iran.

The Conversation

Warmonger, Expansionist, Freedom Crusher: Donald Trump is just like other US presidents – except for one thing

But perhaps the key to understanding why Trump behaves the way he does is because of where he sits. Trump, the former real estate developer, views the world as property. Gaza? A premium property just waiting to be rid of war. Greenland rich in resources that can help America. Venezuela?…

The Times of India

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Fortune

Investors priced in a 6-week Iraq War, but it lasted 8 years and cost $3 trillion. They’re doing it again

Oil is over $100 per barrel, Iran has a new supreme leader, and the White House has no exit strategy. What does history say?

The Independent UK

Hegseth warns ‘this is only the beginning’ of war with Iran and there will be more US casualties

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists ‘we’re very much on track’ and says prospect of further American deaths ‘stiffens our spine and our resolve to say this is a fight we will finish’

The Guardian - UK

From Bush Sr to Trump: the risks, lessons and legacy of US interference in the Middle East

While there are similarities with the wars against Iraq, the Iran conflict may prove to be the most dangerous and consequential yet

International Business Times UK

Condoleezza Rice Returns: Ex-State Secretary and Iraq War Architect Urges Trump to 'Render Iran Incapable'

Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice re-emerges in Washington, just after urging the Trump administration to strip Iran of its military capability.

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The Guardian - US

Trump skirts Congress over Iran war as Republicans simply step aside

Senate blocks war powers measure and House follows suit – now president can bomb Iran free from congressional interference

The Guardian - UK

From ‘peace president’ to Operation Epic Fury: Donald Trump’s road to war

In reality, US president’s opposition to foreign entanglements had only ever been partial

The Guardian - UK

Trump broke his promises to pursue this unwinnable war. Britain must not follow him into the abyss

The bombing of Iran is deeply unpopular. Despite the Tories’ urgings, Keir Starmer must not further embroil the UK in this disaster, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Reason

Yes, the Iran War Is a 'War of Choice,' and a Bad One

Supporters of Trump's actions want to create an aura of necessity to shield the president from urgent criticism.

Pedestrian.tv

The Iran–Iraq War Comparison Everyone’s Making And What We Should Learn From It

Why is everyone comparing the Iran strikes to Iraq, is that fair, and what do those parallels actually tell us about Iran’s future.

Euronews

Pedro Sánchez defies Trump in biggest gamble yet as Madrid says no to war

As audacious as opportunistic, the Spanish PM clashes with Trump and revives the 'no to war' movement. Sánchez bets on a Villepin moment that can energize his progressive base and crown him leader of the left. But his strategy comes with risks attached from security to business.

The Conversation

Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK ‘special relationship’ – but it has survived worse over the years

The so-called “special relationship” between the UK and the US appears to be at its lowest ebb for decades. As he sat alongside the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at a White House press call on March 3, Donald Trump bitterly criticised Keir Starmer for his refusal to let the US…

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