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 Biden Delivers Reprisal to Iran With Room for De-Escalation
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US strikes on Iran's militias and proxy forces fulfilled President Biden's promise to retaliate for the deaths of three US soldiers yet left room for both sides to back away from a high-risk confrontation. The strikes fit with a plan Biden had telegraphed for days: He would inflict pain on Iran for the drone attack on a US base in Jordan by one of the Iraq-based militias it supports. He would demonstrate the full range of American power. And he would also keep his options open.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-03/biden-delivers-reprisal-to-iran-with-room-for-de-escalation