The Preamble

The Preamble

How Israel's Iran strikes could change everything for America

The best-case to worst-case scenarios

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Elise Labott
Jun 17, 2025
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US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff was supposed to be in Oman last weekend, sitting across from Iranian negotiators and discussing Iran’s nuclear program. Instead, the talks were canceled after Israeli warplanes carried out the most extensive bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran in its 46-year history.

Israeli forces systematically targeted …

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