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Effect of the Iran war on the global economy
Will Trump end up with an Obama-style Iran deal?
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Trump saved Beirut, not Hezbollah
For a few terrifying hours, many Lebanese believed Beirut was about to be dragged into another devastating war. Israel was preparing to strike the southern
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Trump prevented Israel's Beirut strike by securing Hezbollah's ceasefire agreement, protecting Lebanon from immediate escalation but not resolving its sovereignty deficit. Lebanon remains a proxy where Washington, Israel, and Iran negotiate—a structural vulnerability as long as Hezbollah operates as an armed force outside state authority.
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