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The initial European intelligence assessment is unlikely to go down well with US President Donald Trump who is currently engaged with a fight with his own spy agencies about the impact of the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.

This is what America has come to - we are cringing, but not surprised.

With hawks on one side and doves on the other, we ignore the obvious fact that engagement is the best defence against conflict, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Daddy issues confirmed.

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Iran refuses to dismantle its nuclear programme and it’s still impossible to verify the damage done by air strikes.

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