Two decades after American forces invaded Iraq, the circumstances are different but the failure is unmistakable.
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Iran – pretending to have nukes?

The Iranian regime is brutal, fanatical and corrupt. It has just committed the mass murder of its own citizens in the city streets and in their own homes. But the story we are told about Iran’s ...
Even after a 12-day war with Israel, Iran retains the arsenal to hit U.S. allies and bases. U.S. strikes would lead to “regional war,” Iran’s supreme leader said.
For nearly half a century, Iran has prepared for a war with the United States. Unable to match America’s military power, Tehran has instead focused on ways to impose heavy costs that could shake the ...
Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, ...
President Trump’s “massive armada” of warships and fighter planes near Iran mirrors the military buildup of assets in the ...
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Could Trump bomb Iran before settling on a rationale?

Even the shifting justifications could be resolved with diplomacy ...
From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran.
The U.S. military fired back at Iran-backed militants who injured several troops in Iraq early Tuesday morning local time, according to U.S. officials. The militants launched a ballistic missile ...
The force was in the spotlight on Thursday as the European Union moved to declare it a terrorist organization over its part ...
The president advised Iran make a deal or "the next attack will be far worse." ...
Militarily weakened but far from powerless, Iran retains tools that could widen a conflict and rattle global markets if ...