Bluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day

The Guardian reports that President Trump's war against Iran has become a cycle of empty threats over the past five months. He has repeatedly threatened devastating bombardment of Tehran, only to back down by citing renewed prospects for negotiation. Analysts attribute this pattern to Trump's profound ignorance of his adversary, leaving him caught in a loop of threats without follow-through.

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