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Why the U.S. Hasn’t Yet Struck Iran

By Nancy A. Youssef Feb 12, 2026, 6:00 am85 pts
Late last month, President Trump took to social media to issue a not-at-all-veiled threat to the theocratic rulers of Iran: Come to the negotiating table and agree to “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS,” or risk the same type of swift and violent response that plucked Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and…

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