The Memo: Trump’s dash for off-ramp in Iran fuels fears of strategic defeat

[Niall Stanage]

There are huge questions hanging over the Trump administration’s strategic objectives in Iran, especially now that a tentative ceasefire has hit immediate turbulence. Global relief on Tuesday evening, when President Trump backed off his ominous threat to lay waste to Iranian “civilization,” gave way to uncertainty and confusion Wednesday. A key figure in Tehran, the…

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