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Trump spent the week threatening Iran with escalating force and tariffs, then kept backing off under the weight of market, diplomatic, and strategic reality. By April 9, the pattern had become hard to miss: big talk first, then an awkward scramble to reframe the U-turn as some masterstroke.
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Trump spent the week threatening Iran with escalating force and tariffs, then kept backing off under the weight of market, diplomatic, and strategic reality. By April 9, the pattern had become hard to miss: big talk first, then an awkward scramble to reframe the U-turn as some masterstroke.
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Trump spent the week threatening Iran with escalating force and tariffs, then kept backing off under the weight of market, diplomatic, and strategic reality. By April 9, the pattern had become hard to miss: big talk first, then an awkward scramble to reframe the U-turn as some masterstroke.
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