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READ THIS:How does the Iran war end?Regime change isn’t likely. Here’s what is.by Zack Beauchamp
How does the US war in Iran end? It’s not clear that the Trump administration has a vision for how to resolve the conflict — but, experts tell Vox’s Zack Beauchamp, the current US air campaign is unlikely to end in regime change.
That leaves two other options, Zack reports: some kind of settlement or a dramatic escalation possibly involving US troops on the ground. Zack explains what both of those options could look like and how they might come about.
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