US President Donald Trump targeted Iran, expecting a short, decisive military operation reminiscent of the US recent raids on Venezuela. Yet seven days into “Operation Epic Fury,” the conflict’s intensity, geographic spread, human costs and economic repercussions reveal a stark strategic miscalculation. What Washington projected as an overwhelming but limited use of force has metastasized […]
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