What a US war with Iran might look like

Senior Washington figures believe their nation may be heading towards another all-out armed conflict

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A woman walks past anti-US graffiti in Tehran
(Image credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)

The ongoing diplomatic crisis between the US and Iran has triggered comparisons with America’s march into war against Saddam Hussein’s regime almost two decades ago.

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