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A US president who vowed to be a peacemaker has to handle a new Middle East crisis that strikes a blow to his diplomatic efforts.
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Tactics without strategy: How Trump’s weakness and Netanyahu’s self-interest exploded in IranThe attacks bore the twin hallmarks of Israeli military actions under Netanyahu: Tactically brilliant but lacking any strategic vision
The president had asked Israel to hold off. Now he’s scrambling to make a deal in negotiations that have become even more complex.
The president had a dream of being a prize-winning peacemaker. Now he may enter the nightmare of America fighting yet another war.
If Trump continues applying relentless pressure to Iran, he may very well achieve the most consequential foreign policy win of his presidency.
Trump swept into office hoping to be a peacemaker. Five months in, a new conflict is roiling the Middle East, with no end in sight to the war in Ukraine.
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From LA to Gaza, Jane Harman explains how President Donald Trump has made the U.S. less secure at home and abroad.
"There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter... come to an end," Trump wrote on social media.
The Israeli military operation against Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities and ballistic missile program and the US reaction has set up a test for US President Donald Trump and his campaign promise to keep the United States out of foreign conflicts.
The strikes came after the Israeli military said it had carried out fresh strikes on Iran nuclear infrastructure sites.
The risk of conflict is growing as Iran signals strikes on Israeli nuclear facilities despite ongoing nuclear talks.
As Iran strikes back at Israel after an unprecedented attack on Tehran’s nuclear operations, WSJ explains Iran’s military capabilities and strategy.