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Iran says Washington is quietly preparing a ground assault while talking about negotiations in public, as the month-old war spreads across the region and back-channel diplomacy struggles to catch up.
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A former Trump Iran adviser tells POLITICO he expects the fighting to continue and possibly escalate because both Washington and Tehran are too sure of themselves to compromise. He says talks are mostly performative, Iran wants guarantees and compensation, and the U.S. may be pushed toward more military moves.
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