Iran Saves Face and Accepts a Cease-Fire
Tehran settles for a symbolic counterattack, and the U.S. appears to accept it as just that.
June 24, 2025
Tehran settles for a symbolic counterattack, and the U.S. appears to accept it as just that.
Critics of the American bombing raid on Iran have warned that it could lead to dangerous retaliation, and risk dragging the U.S. into a broader conflict. (How this could be a greater risk than allowing the murderous fanatics who govern Iran to have nuclear weapons is a separate question.) Yesterday, Iran indeed retaliated. Noah Rothman writes:
Tehran settles for a symbolic counterattack, and the U.S. appears to accept it as just that.
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Critics of the American bombing raid on Iran have warned that it could lead to dangerous retaliation, and risk dragging the U.S. into a broader conflict. (How this could be a greater risk than allowing the murderous fanatics who govern Iran to have nuclear weapons is a separate question.) Yesterday, Iran indeed retaliated. Noah Rothman writes:
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