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No increased threat from Iran-backed forces, anti-ISIS coalition leader says
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Is John Bolton the most dangerous man in the world?
By Ben Armbruster
Trump, frustrated by advisers, is not convinced the time is right to attack Iran
By Shane Harris, Josh Dawsey & John Hudson
U.S. Embassy Staff to Leave Iraq as Iran Tensions Mount
By Ghassan Adnan, Courtney McBride & Siobhan Hughes
Trump's potential war with Iran is all John Bolton's doing. But it might also be his undoing.
By Trita Parsi
Analysis | A conflict with Iran would not be like the Iraq War. It would be worse.
By Adam Taylor & Siobhán O’Grady