Trump’s Iran Gamble Gets More Expensive
We are officially in the second week of the war with Iran and the fallout is intensifying.
President Trump now says the goal is Iran’s unconditional surrender. Meanwhile, Iran’s clerics have appointed Ali Khamenei’s hardline son as the new Supreme Leader, suggesting surrender is unlikely for now.
Fifteen countries have become involved in the conflict in some way, the number of U.S. service members killed has risen to seven, and the number of deaths in Iran is estimated to be more than 1,200.
Markets have fallen around the world as the likelihood of this being a short, contained operation is…
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