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🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. is not waiting for Iran to act first, it is moving to strike earlier on its own terms. Quincy Institute VP Trita Parsi says a decision appears to have been made, and the timing is no accident. "The US might itself be better off doing it earlier, instead of letting
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Claim of imminent US strike on Iran, possibly politically timed, raises oil and volatility tail risk.
Political timing claim lifts geopolitical tail risk
Actual strike or denial from Washington
Analyst speculation may not reflect policy
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🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. is not waiting for Iran to act first, it is moving to strike earlier on its own terms. Quincy Institute VP Trita Parsi says a decision appears to have been made, and the timing is no accident. "The US might itself be better off doing it earlier, instead of letting the Iranians do it just a couple of days before the midterms." Politics, not the Pentagon, may be driving this war. @tparsi
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