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Professor of Political Science, Pusan National University - 부산대학교 정치외교학과 교수; BBC Dad; Cleveland native
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The Weird, Drifting, On-Again-Off-Again US-Iran War

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By Robert Kelly
| robertedwinkelly.com
News of a possible deal with Iran just broke, but the ‘deal’ is so ill-defined, that I am not sure we are still fighting them or what. If the MoU floating around is real, then this is a near-capitulation by the Trump administration. That is why I am skeptical this is actually the final deal. Did Trump really agree to this? How can he possibly defend it?
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Iran Took Devastating Damage From the Air — and May Still Walk Away With the War’s Biggest Prize

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By Robert Kelly
| National Security Journal Verified
The American war against Iran has entered a weird phase. As the US searches for an exit, Israel and Iran are increasingly freelancing – ignoring America to fight a slow-motion war against each other. Both have long prepared for this and are ideologically committed to it. US President Donald Trump has set in motion forces he can no longer control.
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Iran War: Sometimes It is Just Cheaper to Lose and Get Out

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By Robert Kelly
| robertedwinkelly.com
We lost in Iran. No, we weren’t militarily defeated, but we did lost the larger political contest the fighting reflected. This post re-ups an essay I wrote to that effect at the National Security Journal. Iran has left the contest stronger than it entered, mostly notably in taking positive control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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