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Iran war exposes the price of America’s collapsing goodwill in Asia
The Iran war is compounding Washington’s trust deficit in the region in ways that carry consequences for its own interests beyond the rivalry with China.
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Antipathy against the US has been building since Mr Trump's return, fuelled by weaponised tariffs and various other factors – not least, the impudence of the administration.
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For Washington’s Asia hands, the idea that the Iran war is turbocharging America’s already declining popularity in this region ought to be an uncontroversial statement of fact.
