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Trump risks falling in to the ‘asymmetric resolve’ trap in Iran − just as presidents before him did elsewhere

The Conversation · · 1313 words · By Charles Walldorf
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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Iranian people have not risen up.”
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“One hard-line leader has been replaced by another.”
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“Iranian missiles and drones keep hitting targets across the Middle East.”
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“Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, driving oil and gas prices up worldwide.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
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“Tehran has rejected a 15-point U.S. plan for a ceasefire.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
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“In the Vietnam War, an estimated 1.1 million North Vietnamese civilians and Viet Cong fighters died compared to 58,000 U.S. troops.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was an armed conflict from 1978 to 1989 between the Khmer Rouge and Vietnam, and their respective allies. It began in December 1978, with a Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV; Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa – VNDCCH), was a country in Southeast Asia from 1945 to 1976, with sovereignty recognized in July 1954, after which it be…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Viet…
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“The U.S. proved no match for the North’s resolve. After eight years of brutal war, the U.S. gave up, cut a deal, withdrew and watched North Vietnam roll to victory over the South.”
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“In 2001, the U.S. unseated the Taliban in Afghanistan, set up a new government and built a large Afghan army supported by U.S. firepower.”
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“Over the next 20 years, the remnants of the Taliban lost about 84,000 fighters compared to around 2,400 U.S. troops, yet the U.S. ultimately sued for peace, cut a deal and left. The Taliban immediately returned to power.”
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“The mighty Soviet Union suffered a humiliating defeat in its nine-year war in Afghanistan during the 1980s.”
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“The same happened to the French in Vietnam and Algeria after World War II.”
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“Unlike 2025’s 12-day war that largely targeted Iranian military installations, including its nuclear sites, Trump and the Israelis are now directly threatening the survival of the Iranian government.”
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“Iran has suffered the disproportionate number of loses in the current war, both in terms of human casualties and depleted weaponry.”
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“As of mid-March, there have been upward of 5,000 Iranian military casualties and more than 1,500 Iranian civilian deaths, compared to 13 dead U.S. service members.”
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“Tehran isn’t backing down, saying on March 10, 'We will determine when the war ends.'”
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“Before the war, he wondered why Iran wouldn’t cave to his demands, and he has since conceded that regime change – seemingly a major U.S. goal at the war’s onset – is now a 'very big hurdle.'”
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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in January that 'Iran is probably weaker than it’s ever been.'”
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“No wonder a Marist poll from March 6 found that 55% of Americans viewed Iran as a minor threat or no threat at all.”
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“The war's unpopularity with 60% opposition is still available to Trump.”
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“Iranian public opinion is less salient due to protests and crackdowns.”
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“The Trump administration is limiting the war's scope and employing military actions.”
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“Historical examples of escalation (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan) and winding down (Afghanistan, Yemen) are cited.”
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