Three (more) reasons to worry about the Middle East
Iranian missiles over Jerusalem
1/ Oil and escalation
An unstated – or at least understated truth – about Middle East politics is that Iran ought to reject any attempt to escalate hostilities for fear of helping Donald Trump. If it had any sense, it would hold back and do nothing that might bring a man who would authorise a full-scale attack on Tehran to …
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