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"path": "/2026/04/22/does-iran-have-a-moral-right-to-self-defense/",
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"textContent": "(RNS) — Since 2018, it is the U.S. whose actions have been belligerent and framed by communications that often include invectives and sweeping threats.",
"title": "The moral asymmetry in the war on Iran"
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