Iran is no longer afraid of war; if attacked, it will drag the U.S. into a long, regional conflagration.
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America’s strategic swamp: a quarter-century of believing stand-off strikes can solve complex political problems.
Congressional Democrats are fractured on Iran; leadership hedges, avoiding a clear stance as members range from outright opposition to tacit green lights.
The Russian-Ukrainian war enters its fifth year with no end in sight; casualties approach two million.
The U.S. is still at war in Syria, striking ISIS and Al-Qaeda affiliates—with no clear mission and a new government in Damascus.
Khamenei’s assassination is unprecedented, but regime collapse is not guaranteed; succession is underway, and the war has widened.
Khamenei’s assassination escalates to an existential fight; diplomacy is impossible, and a long war is likely.
The U.S.-Iran war is spreading: missiles hit Gulf states, Hezbollah hesitates, Iraq teeters, and diplomacy is dead.
U.S.-Israeli strikes have killed Khamenei; the IRGC may now seize power. The diplomatic path is closed.
Iraq is being pulled into the war; rockets have landed across the country, and the government does not fully control the factions.