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        "id": 1874883,
        "msgid": "military-analyst-iran-holds-cards-that-could-surprise-trump-1784721262",
        "date": "2026-07-22 17:42:37",
        "title": "Military Analyst: Iran Holds Cards That Could Surprise Trump",
        "author": "Andri Saubani",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "An Iraqi political analyst claims Iran possesses strategic advantages that could shock the United States in their ongoing conflict. Meanwhile, a BBC expert suggests President Trump faces only bad options, with any negotiated settlement likely requiring concessions that would represent a strategic defeat for Washington.",
        "content": "<p>Iraqi political analyst Atheer al-Shar\u2019a believes Iran currently\nholds winning cards against the US in war and that Tehran could deliver\na surprise to Washington. Al-Shar\u2019a stated that US President Donald\nTrump recently attacked Iran to implement a project that Barack Obama\nhad rejected during his presidency. \u201cDonald Trump is executing a Zionist\nscheme that former president Obama refused to implement,\u201d al-Shar\u2019a\nadded. According to al-Shar\u2019a, Trump is trying to realise Zionist\ndemands often referred to as the \u201cNew Middle East\u201d project. By attacking\nIran and targeting its territory, Trump is attempting to create chaos in\nthe region. \u201cHowever, Tehran holds many cards to play and could surprise\nWashington and the US administration,\u201d al-Shar\u2019a said. Meanwhile, BBC\nexpert Jeremy Bowen assessed that Donald Trump is currently faced with a\nseries of bad options as the US president tries to find a way out to end\nthe conflict with Iran. In an interview with Radio 4, Bowen said there\nis currently no good outcome for Trump, even though he has repeatedly\nclaimed that the US has won the war. \u201cHe could escalate, which will not\nlead to victory and could lead to a lot of disruption and trouble. If\nthere is a way back to a negotiation process, which you could say is the\nonly possible way, it requires concessions to Iran that would result in\na strategic defeat for the US, caused by his recklessness in deciding to\nstart the war,\u201d Bowen said. \u201cAll military experts will say, the only way\nto truly secure and open the Strait of Hormuz is to force a major ground\noperation which would be very risky, because it would require hundreds\nof thousands of troops, and that is not going to happen.\u201d<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/military-analyst-iran-holds-cards-that-could-surprise-trump-1784721262",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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