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Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war

The Guardian World Wednesday 17 June 2026, 22:17 UTC By Andrew Roth in Washington 1 min read
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US entered war with maximalist goals and exits it with pragmatic decision to end conflict despite political costMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs the adage goes: no plan of battle survives first contact with the enemy. Donald Trump entered the war with Iran with maximalist goals: eliminating the country’s nuclear programme, destroying its ballistic missile programme and ending its support for regional military groups including Hezbollah and Hamas.

US entered war with maximalist goals and exits it with pragmatic decision to end conflict despite political cost

As the adage goes: no plan of battle survives first contact with the enemy.

Donald Trump entered the war with Iran with maximalist goals: eliminating the country’s nuclear programme, destroying its ballistic missile programme and ending its support for regional military groups including Hezbollah and Hamas.

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