Having driven 70,000 civilians out of Ma’arat al-Num’an in northwest Syria, Russia and regime forces pound the town again, damaging the last hospital.
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“Good Lord, that was a hot mess. The Americans aren’t going to up the ante on Iran with immediate military action, but Trump doesn’t know what to do next.”
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In speech filled with mistakes and falsehoods, Donald Trump backs away from military showdown with Iran, in muddled combination of threats and calls to talk.
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Retaliating for US assassination of its top commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran has fired more than a dozen missiles at two American bases in Iraq.
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Why Iran’s missile attack on 2 US bases in Iraq could be path to de-escalation — & Tehran’s emphasis on political moves in Middle East — rather than war
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Easy part for Trump Administration — Pompeo, Pence, Pentagon — was to cross red line by killing Gen. Soleimani. Hard part is dealing with Iran’s response,
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