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Reckless Trump jumps into Iran morass that is deeper than he thought

Regime change will be no easy matter as Iran’s system is more entrenched than the US President gives it credit for.

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The strike on Iran has sparked protests across the US amid fears of a long-drawn conflict.

The strike on Iran has sparked protests across the US amid fears of a long-drawn conflict.

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As the

US-Israeli strike on Iran

enters its fourth day, there are signs that what we just witnessed was not a carefully thought out strategy so much as an act of recklessness, like a child wantonly kicking over the sand castle built by an unfriendly, smaller lad on another part of the beach.

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