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Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 139 words
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US-Iran relations
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The Bottom Line Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt Political scientist Stephen Walt says President Donald Trump promised to make the US stronger, but many of his policies are making it weaker.

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The Bottom Line Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt Political scientist Stephen Walt says President Donald Trump promised to make the US stronger, but many of his policies are making it weaker.

Why it matters

United States President Donald Trump’s unpredictability isn’t strengthening the US position in the Iran war, as “the Iranians have no reason to believe anything Trump tells them”, argues Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University.

Common ground

Walt tells host Steve Clemons that the war is now in a “hurting stalemate” where “neither side really wants to escalate; they’re just waiting for the other side to crack”.

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Claim 1: “Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University”
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The claim is directly confirmed by multiple authoritative sources, including the Harvard Kennedy School official site and Wikipedia, which identify him as the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of international relations at Harvard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of Harvard University alumni includes notable graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with Harvard University. For a list of notable non-graduates of Harvard, see the list of Ha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Walt (1926–2021) was a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University. He specialized in magnetospheric physics. He was also the father of Stephen Walt, a professor at Harvard Unive…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen Martin Walt (born July 2, 1955) is an American political scientist serving as the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of international relations at the Harvard Kennedy School. A member of the re…
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Claim 2: “Donald Trump is the United States President”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. This is further corroborated by multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, EuroNews, Deutsche Welle, Flipboard) referring to him as President.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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