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By dragging the US into Iran, Trump risks giving Tehran the final showdown it wants

By dragging the US into Iran, Trump risks giving Tehran the final showdown it wants

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are experts at insurgency and may be relishing the prospect of conflict, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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