Rasool’s expulsion deepened an already deteriorating relationship between the two countries, one that had been on a downward spiral since Trump returned to office.
[T]his attack is not merely a simple instance of gun violence; it goes on to show how the country is undergoing one of its worst phases in recent times, signaling deep-running turmoil.
A deal could be made only if it doesn’t appear to tip the balance in favor of one faction in Tehran, a new challenge for the best-seller author of “The Art of the Deal.”
Even as Washington may call and claim victory, notional or real, the global pain of the brash and so-called bold and illegal strikes will be real for years to come.
Trump and his advisers have repeatedly insisted that the U.S. president can pretty much do whatever he wants and that the pesky Congress need only be consulted rarely.