Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises | First Thing

The president delivered a vague and contradictory forecast on the future of the war in Middle East. Plus, how to recognize a psychopath

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Donald Trump has said the war in Iran is “very complete, pretty much”, as the economic toll of the joint US-Israeli operation rises, disrupting global oil trade and threatening to engulf the Middle East in a regional war.

Any unintended consequences so far? Among others, it has probably reinforced North Korea’s decision to build a nuclear arsenal.

Do we know yet who bombed the Minab school? Trump blamed Iran without evidence. All the actual evidence indicates the US was responsible.

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Who did X say were the most prolific state actors? Russia, followed by Iran and China.

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