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‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics

Mar 13, 2026Center Left

White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAs US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s back-of-the-envelope plan for regime change in Tehran was about to run into the…

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