Trump aides scramble to justify potential Iran strike amid intelligence contradictions
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Trump's advisers are scrambling to sell a possible U.S. intervention in Iran based on ballistic-missile threats, but intelligence assessments clash with the president's rhetoric—citing a homeland threat not clearly supported by evidence—while Iran's missile program is framed as deterrence and complicates diplomacy, and a war could strain U.S. stockpiles and regional stability.
- Trump advisers scramble to justify US military intervention in Iran The Guardian
- In Trump’s Case for War, a Series of False or Unproven Claims The New York Times
- White House Says Iran Is Close to Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material. Experts Say No. WSJ
- What We Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program Bloomberg.com
- Trump’s Chaotic and Reckless Iran Nuclear Policy Arms Control Association
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