6 Takeaways From the Story of Trump’s Decision to Go to War With Iran
Source: NYT > U.S. > Politics · Bias: Center Left
Summary
New details from the weeks leading up to the campaign show how President Trump’s alignment with Benjamin Netanyahu and a lack of sustained opposition from his inner circle put the United States on a course to war.
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