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NP View: Iran is about to become more bloodthirsty than ever

Unless Trump finishes the job

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If the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war holds, it will be a strategic loss for the United States, Israel and the entire free world.

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The Trump administration has received a lot of criticism for its perceived lack of planning and inability to clearly state its war goals. But if you thought the military campaign was a mess, the ceasefire looks to be even more convoluted.

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American and Iranian negotiators are meeting in Islamabad Saturday to try to hammer out the finer points of the eleventh-hour truce announced Tuesday night, right before U.S. President Donald Trump said he would wipe out “a whole civilization” if the Iranian regime didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz.

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