Opinion

Trump’s Iran Clusterfuckery Just Handed the Middle East to China

STRATEGIC INCOHERENCE

Then again, having great “influence” in the Middle East is often an illusory prize that comes at a very high cost.

David Rothkopf
David Rothkopf
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