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Trump 'gambled' his presidency on one thing — and now can't stop losing
Trump’s Iran Gambit Runs Into Real PowerTrump’s latest Iran threats followed a familiar script: loud escalation, market theater, then a quiet retreat. The reporting says he again floated major strikes if there was no deal, then backed down days later while claiming a breakthrough was near. That is the surface event. The political fact underneath is simpler: the president is not commanding the board so much as flailing at it, while other actors move to contain the damage.The Threat Was Never the Same as ControlThe story frames Trump as someone who “gambled everything” on war brinkmanship. That…
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