Iran may be where the US-led world order ends
American hegemony is unraveling in real time as Iran strikes Gulf states and US security guarantees prove hollow
Base effect: US power projection and the danger of dispersion
Iran striking US military bases across the region, hitting American power projection at its core and raising the stakes of a wider war
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