Steven Erlanger
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Six months in, Iranâs regime stands, U.S. goals remain unmet (opens the original)
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Still, six months after the U.S. and Israel launched massive airstrikes on Iran, the conflict drags on. The Trump administration has replaced its military war with an economic one, but the result is likely to be no different, analysts said, with a lack of American clarity about goals, a decline in U.S. credibility, and a strategic defeat. One thing remains constant, however. The ordinary people of Iran are bearing the brunt of the war, victims of both the United States and their own leaders. On
With limited options, Trump tries economic pressure on Iran â again (opens the original)
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BERLIN â Iran has survived harsh U.S. sanctions since 1979. It is betting it can endure even more. In the 47 years since the Islamic Revolution, the United States has taken step after step to isolate the country with only a brief reprieve after the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which President Donald Trump excoriated and abandoned in 2018. Trump promised âmaximum pressureâ then, and now, with limited military options, threatens even more. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned last week of ân
In Iran, Trump risks another American âforever warâ (opens the original)
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BERLIN â No one starts a war expecting it to last forever. Yet, since Vietnam, American presidents have repeatedly gotten into conflicts that seem like they could last forever, at least until the next president â or the one after that â decides that the expense and political pain are not worth it, declares victory and goes home. On Iran, President Donald Trump may have fallen into the same trap. He campaigned for office vowing to end wars, not start them, and to never get involved in a for
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