David Cortright

GlobalPost

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Risk of shooting war with Iran grows after decades of economic warfare by the US

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Whether or not a shooting war does break out, the US’ economic war against Iran has already been intensifying over the past year. Today, President Donald Trump imposed “hard-hitting” new sanctions on Iran in response to the attack on the drone.

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