Iran’s Riskier Calculus as US Carrier Nears and Protests Intensify

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With the USS Abraham Lincoln near Iranian waters and a brutal domestic crackdown underway, Iran may abandon its prior pattern of delayed retaliation, risking rapid escalation or a wider regional conflict depending on how Washington chooses to act; both sides face constraints that could push this crisis toward a dangerous tipping point.
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