Trump’s Iran Buildup Is Based on a Lie

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Tags: Politics, War and Foreign Policy

02/25/2026 Connor O'Keeffe

If the Iranian regime were truly trying to sacrifice their entire country to commit a nation-level nuclear murder-suicide against Israel and the US, they would be acting very differently.

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