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Trump's own erratic behavior — calling Netanyahu expletives while flip-flopping daily on Iran diplomacy — is what's fueling Gulf instability, not Iranian defense measures. Netanyahu keeps escalating in Lebanon precisely because Washington lets him, torpedoing any real shot at a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A peace agreement was within reach, but U.S.-Israeli military adventurism keeps blowing up the diplomatic track.
There's a 50% chance that Iran will cease to be an Islamic Republic by January 2032, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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