As he boards US Air Force One to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, Mr Donald Trump might come to regret what could easily turn out to be the biggest blunder of his second term — declaring war on Iran. Unable to proclaim victory in a credible way and stop his counter blockade of the Persian Gulf while pressing Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, Mr Trump goes to China when the image of his country is at a low ebb so as not to give him any leverage in a summit that could be one of the…
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