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Iran Weighs Pre-emptive Strike on US If Diplomacy Fails, WSJ Reports

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Iran Weighs Pre-emptive Strike on US If Diplomacy Fails, WSJ Reports

⚔️ TEHRAN — Iran is threatening to shoot first. That's a different war than the one running now. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A pre-emptive posture inverts Tehran's current logic — absorbing strikes while building diplomatic cover. If real, it signals Iran's threshold for endurance is closer than Washington's "bombs worked" narrative assumes. With Trump's framework unsigned and 35 vessels blocked, a first-strike threat raises the cost of every hour without a deal.

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