🇬🇧 UK 1d ago · Katie Stallard

Why Trump keeps escalating in Iran

New Statesman UK
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Wounded and armed only with his service pistol, the US Air Force colonel began climbing a 7,000-foot ridgeline to signal for help. His aircraft, an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet – call sign “Dude 44” – had been shot down over Iran on Friday (3 April). The pilot was swiftly rescued, but the weapons system officer was left stranded deep inside Iranian territory as both the US and Iranian forces raced to find him. Iranian state television announced a “precious prize” for anyone who could capture t

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