The United States, under President Donald Trump, launched an airstrike against three Iranian nuclear facilities, declaring it a 'spectacular military success.' Despite public opposition to military engagement in Iran and a lack of congressional approval, the President proceeded with the attacks. This unprecedented military action has raised concerns among experts, such as Karim Sadjadpour, who question the strategic foresight behind such aggressive moves, considering the implications based on past conflicts in the Middle East.
I'm in shock,' Sadjadpour told me, about ten minutes after Trump's announcement. 'I'm sitting here watching this on CNN and trying to see the reaction on Persian-language Twitter.
This is unprecedented, dropping a thirty-thousand-pound bomb,' he continued. 'Anyone who has observed the last two decades of history in the Middle East would think hard about unleashing such an attack.
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