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Author Max Boot says Trump's approach to Iran is 'guaranteed to fail'

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published August 11, 2026 at 4:31 AM EDT

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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Max Boot about President Trump's recent foreign policy setbacks. Boot writes that Trump's "zigzagging" approach to Iran is "guaranteed to fail."

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Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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