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Trump’s Iran Goals Still Fuzzy as War Rages

There are also growing questions over what exactly prompted the US and Israel to start their military campaign over the weekend.
Beirut’s southern suburbs after a strike by Israel on March 2.Photographer: Ibrahim Amro/AFP/Getty Images

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Day four and there’s no sign of let up in the Middle Eastern war, with Iran continuing to retaliate against US and Israeli attacks with missile and drone strikes across the region.