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May 8, 2026
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Trump’s Iran mess festers, and the world economy slouches toward crisis
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OPINION
Trump’s Iran mess festers, and the world economy slouches toward crisis
JOHN RAPLEY
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED MAY 8, 2026
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Vehicles in Tehran on Friday drive past an anti-U.S. billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz.
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John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight o…
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