{"id":37173,"date":"2026-07-17T12:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37173"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:52:26","slug":"trump-has-no-good-escalation-options-left-against-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37173","title":{"rendered":"Trump has no good escalation options left against Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Iran-Hormuz.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>In a moment of brazen hubris in the Oval Office last year, US President Donald Trump railed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 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