Three weeks in, Iran war escalates beyond Trump’s control
US President Trump now appears to control neither the outcome nor the messaging of a war he started.
Three weeks in, Iran war escalates beyond Trump’s control
US President Trump now appears to control neither the outcome nor the messaging of a war he started. Grouped from 6 articles across 4 sources.
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What US-Israeli targets reveal about Iran war goals three weeks in
From degradation of military to efforts to foment unrest, targets show array of objectives but no single endgame.
As pressures mount in war on Iran, Trump’s stated goals change often
U.S. President oscillated between threatening to destroy Iran’s main oil facility and vowing that Israel would cease attacks on South Pars this week
Trump mulls over ‘winding down’ Iran war
His comments came shortly after he had rejected declaring a cessation of hostilities in Iran.
Iran’s willingness to escalate this high-stakes war is its greatest weapon
Regime will do whatever it takes to cling on to power – including sacrificing economies of other Gulf states Middle East crisis – live updates Brinkmanship, the ability to take a country to the edge of war without plunging it into the abyss, was the cornerstone of cold war diplomacy. But in our different, more unstable times – in which the line between state and non-state actors has blurred, and weapons of war have diffused – the world this week finally tipped over the edge, and suddenly it is in freefall. The first six days of the Iran war cost the US $12.7bn (£9.5bn), but now the Pentagon is seeking as much as $200bn in military funding. Oil at $125 a barrel is no longer an Iranian, or Russian, fantasy. The crown jewel of Qatar, Ras Laffan – the world’s largest liquefied natural gas plant – may not reopen fully for five years, at a cost of $20bn a year. Other combustible oil depots in the Gulf, from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, are exposed to Iran’s low-cost drones. Then add the human cost of 18,000 civilians injured and more than 3,000 killed in Iran alone. Continue reading...
Iran hits Kuwait refinery as war heads toward week four
Iran attacked an oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday and Israel killed a spokesman of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran showed no sign of ending.
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