The impulsive choices of a seat-of-the-pants President brought his nation to the cusp of another war in the Middle East. It's possible Trump might learn the wrong lessons from his brinkmanship | Analysis by stcollinson
While both sides can claim strategic advances and political payoffs, the riskiest standoff between the enemies in decades may have transitioned their confrontation to a new, more dangerous phase.That's because the structures of conflict and the diplomatic disconnect between revolutionary Iran and a nationalistic US administration that tore up the nuclear deal involving both countries are still in place.
Iran pockets its gains'We are students of war.' Baghdad locals unimpressed by US and Iran's tit-for-tat fight on Iraqi soil Iran also sent messages -- to Trump after taking the significant step of firing missiles from its own territory at US troops -- crossing its own new line in the clash with the President. It put its US-allied neighbors on notice that its missiles can hit targets like bases, airports and civilian cities -- and next time they may not be programmed to miss.
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