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🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Every conventional move has failed to make Iran capitulate, and now the unthinkable is climbing the decision ladder. Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar breaks down why the nuclear option is now a real option. "As the situation becomes less tenable for the United States or for the administration,... show more

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