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After promising during the 2024 election to stop the USA’s ‘forever wars’ in the 21 st century, in less than six months in office Donald Trump is about to start another ‘forever’ war with Iran.

Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces and locals gather for a collective prayer for Iran under Israeli attacks, on the bank of Shatt al-Arab River in Basra, Iraq on June 18, 2025. The "Prayer ...