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Embarrassing leaks reveal just how badly Trump 'lost': expert
U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 7, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Trump Started a War and Called the Chaos Strategy
The Decision Came From Washington
Donald Trump launched the war against Iran with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s help. That is the central fact. Six and a half months later, neither Iran nor the United States has yielded, shipping remains obstructed, and intermittent American bombing has failed to resolve the conflict.
This is not a mysterious “situation” that befell the administration. Trump chose military escalation without securing the means to…
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