President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that the U.S. military had struck three nuclear facilities in Iran. The escalation followed months of fruitless negotiations between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s nuclear program. Trump described the strikes as a one-off, saying, shortly after dropping massive bombs on the country, that “Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace.”
The reality, however, is that Trump has likely locked the United States into long-term military action and regime change in Iran. Although Trump announced on Monday that he had brokered a cease-fire between Iran and Israel, he has already accused both sides of violating it. In a string of expletive-filled remarks to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said he was “not happy” with either country and that Iran would “never rebuild” its nuclear program.
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