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David Smith: The Guardian's Washington Bureau Chief on the war in the Middle East, US-Iran peace deal
The Middle East War has left Iran with a harder-line regime than before, says The Guardian's Washington Bureau Chief.
David Smith told Andrew Dickens that although the United States and Iran have agreed on a deal to end the war, it is more relief than resolution.
“I think it's hard to celebrate after such a rough war with so many civilian casualties, we should not forget them. And frankly, a war that's left the Iranian population worse off now with a more hardline regime and an economic crisis.
"Also many critics would argue [the war] has dealt a real blow to US power and prestige and shown…
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