From bad to awful: Trump’s four options in Iran

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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm Jason Palmer.

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  And I'm Rosie Blau.

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  Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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  We ask why getting rid of the monkhood's bad apples is so difficult.

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  And you know how awkward it is when you eat a cherry and then have nowhere to put the stone.

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  Well, such first world problems may never sour your day again.

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  But first, it remains hard to know what President Donald Trump is planning next in the Iran war, even more so.

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  On Friday he said America's military goals had largely been met.

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  Strait of Hormuz?

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  No problem, America doesn't use it.

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  By the next day, back on the socials and on the caps lock with one of his signature deadlines.

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  48 hours for Iran to reopen the strait or America would obliterate Iran's power plants.

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  Let's game this out.

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  What options does Mr Trump have to put an end to his war?

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  We've had another weekend of missiles flying in every direction across the Middle East.

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