The simmering fear among Middle East watchers that President Donald Trump might attack Iran in the waning days of his presidency was inflamed on Friday when assassins shot to death the man believed to be responsible for Iran’s nuclear weapons program. No one has claimed responsibility for killing Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Iran’s foreign minister has blamed…
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