Midterm rebuke leaves Trump cornered and dangerous on Iran
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WASHINGTON, DC – The Democratic Party’s resounding victories at US midterm elections on November 3 have dealt Republicans a stinging rebuke and pushed President Donald Trump into…
WASHINGTON, DC – The Democratic Party’s resounding victories at US midterm elections on November 3 have dealt Republicans a stinging rebuke and pushed President Donald Trump into lame-duck territory, with an incoming Congress poised to frustrate his legislative agenda and intensify scrutiny of the Iran war.
With his domestic power sharply circumscribed, analysts say Trump may increasingly turn his attention abroad, where the White House enjoys greater freedom to maneuver. They say the risk is that a politically boxed-in president seeks to reassert his power overseas, including through renewed military action against Tehran.
Steven Okun, chief executive of APAC Advisors, a Singapore-based strategic consultancy, believes the war’s trajectory will prove difficult to change.
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