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The United States has a rough track record of toppling autocratic regimes and securing peaceful democracies — even when it has vision for the day after.

Trump has taken an approach to selling U.S. citizens on military action in Iran that contrasts with his predecessors, seeking to avoid completely owning it.

Trump has taken an approach to selling U.S. citizens on military action in Iran that contrasts with his predecessors, seeking to avoid completely owning it.

U.S. forces say they have hit 1,000 targets over the past two days in a race to take out Iran’s ability to threaten American personnel and allies across the Middle East.

Iran intensified its strikes against countries in the Persian Gulf and Israel on Sunday, attacking at least nine countries since the start of the joint U.S.-Israeli attack.

Iran’s constitution calls for an assembly of experts to choose the next supreme leader, but that may not be possible in wartime.

Iran’s constitution calls for an assembly of experts to choose the next supreme leader, but that may not be possible in wartime.

President Donald Trump responded to a vow of revenge by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, promising to meet further retaliation with “a force that has never been seen before!”

President Donald Trump responded to a vow of revenge by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, promising to meet further retaliation with “a force that has never been seen before!”

The attack on Iran presents Europe with a new test in already-strained ties with the U.S., as appeals for restraint clash with Trump’s assertion that force will succeed.