The Global Fallout of Donald Trump’s War on Iran
The United States, under President Donald Trump, has launched a war against Iran with shifting and contradictory rationales, raising fears of chaos, regime collapse, and regional escalation. Experts Dexter Filkins and Robin Wright warn that the administration's goals—possibly regime chang
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