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Trump's Iran campaign echoes the post-9/11 'forever wars'
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PUBLISHEDSep 11, 2026, 6:00 AM
What the source reports
Donald Trump returned to the White House promising to be a 'president of peace,' pledging to avoid the prolonged conflicts that defined America's post-9/11 foreign policy.
Yet with his war with Iran, the US finds itself facing many of the same challenges that plagued wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Main source: RTÉ
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