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Pape: Stunning US Squeaks Out of Strategic Defeat

June 28, 2026SnapLive Newsdeterrence, foreign policy analysis, Iran Israel conflict, Middle East geopolitics, Middle East policy, regional stability, strategic defeat, US foreign policy, US national security, Washington strategy0 comment

Pape’s warning about a strategic defeat raises a tough question: is the US truly winning in the Middle East, or just managing damage one crisis at a time? This article explores why short-term gains may still mask a much bigger strategic loss.

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Trump’s Iran Deal: Stunning Admission of Defeat

June 15, 2026SnapLive NewsIran diplomacy, Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, maximum pressure, Middle East policy, nuclear negotiations, sanctions on Iran, Trump foreign policy, Trump Iran deal, US Iran relations0 comment

Trump Iran deal debates have shifted from bold promises to hard questions about what actually happened. Rather than forcing Tehran into a better bargain, the strategy seems to have deepened mistrust and left the nuclear crisis unresolved.

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Pape: Stunning US Squeaks Out of Strategic Defeat

Trump’s Iran Deal: Stunning Admission of Defeat

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