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US narrative on Iran questioned as allies call for 'restraint'
By Nicole Gaouette
State Department Orders Nonessential U.S. Government Employees Out Of Iraq
By Laurel Wamsley
Trump disputes report of plan to send 120,000 troops to Middle East
By Courtney Kube & Adam Edelman
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Is John Bolton the most dangerous man in the world?
By Ben Armbruster
Military plans to counter Iran include possible 120,000 troop deployment, cyber attack 'Nitro Zeus'
By Todd South
Undermining Trump-Bolton War Narrative, British General Says No Evidence of 'Increased Threat' From Iran
By Jake Johnson
U.S. Embassy Staff to Leave Iraq as Iran Tensions Mount
By Siobhan Hughes & Courtney McBride
Trump, frustrated by advisers, is not convinced the time is right to attack Iran
By Josh Dawsey, Shane Harris & John Hudson
No increased threat from Iran-backed forces, anti-ISIS coalition leader says
By Jamie Crawford & Ryan Browne
Trump's potential war with Iran is all John Bolton's doing. But it might also be his undoing.
By Trita Parsi
White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War (Published 2019)
By Julian E. Barnes & Eric P. Schmitt
Analysis | A conflict with Iran would not be like the Iraq War. It would be worse.
By Adam Taylor & Siobhán O’Grady