US EditionAnalysis: Trump’s Iran war drags the world into his tear-it-down politics
US and Israeli strikes killing Iran's supreme leader triggered retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, resulting in regional violence, civilian casualties, and economic disruption.
- The US and Israel launched opening strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and officials scrambled to rescue civilians amid regional pandemonium nine days into the crisis.
- Policy decisions to neutralize Tehran followed a strategy to spurn coalitions and bypass diplomatic legitimacy, with the Trump administration acting without informing many allies.
- Attacks struck civilian infrastructure in the Gulf, hitting fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport and setting fire to Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security, while a Saudi Arabia projectile killed two and injured 12.
- Allies are growing frustrated as the cutoff of Qatar's LNG production and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have spiked economic mayhem and battered fragile regional economies.
- Longer-Term risks include Iran’s potential collapse sparking civil war and refugee crises, while some countries worry Israel’s rise could alarm Gulf states expressing concern.
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Trump gets warning he's triggered unplanned crisis — and it could 'destabilize the world'
A pitch from Donald Trump to present himself as the strongman of the Middle East could destabilize the world, a political analyst has warned. Though the U.S. joined Israel with a series of strikes on Iran, longer-term changes in the Middle East could prove troublesome for other world leaders not inv...
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, Kylie Atwood and Tal Shalev, CNN The U.S. attitude towards its allies before the Iran war was the geopolitical equivalent of a slogan in a jacket that was notoriously worn by First Lady Melania Trump: "I really don't care. Do you?" The Trump administration not only rejected coalitions and did not seek the diplomatic legitimacy that marked the 1990-91 Gulf war or even the invasion of Iraq in 2003; it launched its at…
Analysis: Trump’s Iran war drags the world into his tear-it-down politics
America’s attitude toward allies leading up to the Iran war was the geopolitical equivalent of a slogan on a jacket once notoriously sported by first lady Melania Trump: “I Really Don’t Care. Do U?”
Trump’s Iran war drags the world into his tear-it-down politics
America’s attitude toward allies leading up to the Iran war was the geopolitical equivalent of a slogan on a jacket once notoriously sported by first lady Melania Trump: “I Really Don’t Care. Do U?” The Trump administration not only spurned coalitions and failed to seek the diplomatic legitimacy that marked the 1990-91 Gulf War or even the Iraq invasion in 2003; it launched its onslaught, along with Israel, without even telling many of its frien…
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Iran's capture of North American bases, energy infrastructures in the Gulf and ships in the region places war between the United States, Israel and Iran on an unprecedented scale. In the podcast “The World to Its Pés”, international relations analysts Tomé Ribeiro Gomes and Alberto Cunha argue that it is unlikely that the conflict will end quickly and explain how the effects can go far beyond the Gulf.
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