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Iran war: Trump's unpredictable gamble?

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Nicole Frölich
March 5, 2026

After the US and Israel attack Iran, conflagration promises to have lasting consequences for the entire Gulf region. What’s the endgame and is there a viable exit strategy?

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Kristin Helberg,

she is a journalist, author and Middle East Expert

 

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Daniel-Dylan Böhmer,

he is a senior editor at the German newspaper "Die Welt"

 

 

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Diba Mirzaei,

she is an Iran expert at The German Institute for Global and Area Studies in Hamburg

 

 

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Hans-Jakob Schindler,

he is the head of the Counter‑Extremism Project and worked at the German Embassy in Tehran for six years

 

 

 

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