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Trump’s Iran headaches are mounting
The Iran war hasn’t gone well for President Donald Trump since, well, shortly after it began.
Despite extensive US military attacks and economic pressure, Iran hasn’t felt the need to capitulate to Trump’s demands. And even when there have been ceasefires with favorable terms for Iran, Tehran still didn’t abide by them.
But Trump’s headaches with the war are mounting. And many of them extend beyond the battlefield and the negotiating table.
And through it all, Iran only appears to be growing bolder and upping its demands — perhaps believing that its leverage is increasing.
All of the above threatens Trump’s ability to keep prosecuting the war. And these developments add to the costs of a war — now in its sixth month — whose purpose Americans have never been convinced of in the first place. The president insists he’s not feeling the time pressure, but some in his party would beg to differ with the midterms looming.
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