With Iran refusing to do a deal with Israel to end their conflict, Donald Trump's threat to rain the might of the US armed forces down on the country lingers. But how would that play out and why is the US president prepared to go to war with Iran when he normally avoids conflict at all costs? With analysis from Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative.

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