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Military experts issue dark warning about path forward after new strikes: 'Last turn'
Trump’s “Patience” Is a War PlanThe Source of PowerThe reporting here is not really about Iran’s next move. It is about the Trump administration deciding to launch “pretty significant strikes,” then dressing that decision up as reluctant restraint. That is the center of power in this story: the U.S. government, not an abstract cycle of “tensions,” and not the merchant ships used as rhetorical garnish to justify force.Retired Admiral James Stavridis and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger both speak as if the question is how Iran reacts to U.S. pressure. That framing already gives away the game. The…
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