America cannot achieve its aims by negotiation. So, regime change is back on the agenda, says Financial Times' Gideon Rachman.
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America cannot achieve its aims by negotiation. So, regime change is back on the agenda, says Financial Times' Gideon Rachman.
Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Jun 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
22 Jul 2026 05:59AM
(Updated: 22 Jul 2026 09:07AM)
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