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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Scott McConnell) - The Doomed Road to Tehran

Policymakers have not understood that the Iran War is more akin to Vietnam than Iraq. The post The Doomed Road to Tehran appeared first on The American Conservative .

The Iran War The Doomed Road to Tehran Policymakers have not understood that the Iran War is more akin to Vietnam than Iraq. (Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images) The near constant refrain has been that they’ve been at war against us for 47 years, and now we are (finally) hitting back. It isn’t always obvious whether this claim is, in the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s phrase, “boob bait for the bubbas” or believed sincerely. Like most claims in politics, there are some facts to support it. The Iranian regime has been hostile from its beginning. The collapse of the American-allied Shah’s regime, and the triumphant return to Iran of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini with demonstrations in his favor larger than any…Open

NPR (Brittney Melton) - Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports. And, Orbán loses Hungarian election

President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks with Iran collapsed. And, Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years in power in Hungary.

NYTIMES (Milana Mazaeva, Nataliya Vasilyeva and Paul Sonne) - To Fill Drone Force Ranks, Russia Targets a New Demographic: Students

Recruitment sessions have taken place at hundreds of universities and colleges across the country.