Iran attack a major triumph for Trump, strengthening his hand ahead of China visit
The Straits Times
Analysis on how Donald Trump's bold Iran attack could strengthen his political hand and US foreign policy, impacting upcoming US-China relations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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HOUSTON – Everything changed at 3.37pm on Feb 28 (5.37am on March 1 Singapore time) when the Truth Social post dropped.
Till then, it was hard to miss the sense of foreboding. Had US President Donald Trump, fresh off the snatching of Venezuela’s ex-president Nicolas Maduro in January, bitten off too much? Would there be another bloody morass in the Middle East?
“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead,” Mr Trump posted some 13 hours after the bombing of Iran began in the wee hours of Feb 28.
The news of the death of the Iranian Supreme Leader, responsible for brutal repression and policies that devastated Iran while fuelling regional chaos, suddenly overturned predictions of another quicksand in the Middle East.
Comparisons of Mr Trump’s Operation Epic Fury to the Iraqi misadventure in 2003 began to sound hollow.
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