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  "path": "/article/207178/trump-decided-attack-iran-right-now-and-endgame",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-28T17:05:20.000Z",
  "site": "https://newrepublic.com",
  "tags": [
    "Islamic Republic of Iran",
    "Iraq",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Video",
    "Right Now",
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    "Substack",
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  "textContent": "_You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show onYouTube or Substack._\n\nThe United States and Israel started a military offensive in Iran on Saturday morning. Iran then launched retaliatory strikes. Elizabeth Saunders, a political scientist at Columbia University who studies U.S. foreign policy, and Kian Tajbakhsh, a New York University international relations professor, discussed these military actions and their potential implications for the United States, Iran, Israel, and the world overall in the latest edition of _Right Now_.",
  "title": "Why Trump Decided to Attack Iran Right Now—and What His Endgame Is"
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