Despite that, the hawks have been insistent on the need to escalate the confrontation with Iran by imposing ever harsher sanctions and closing off options for peace talks, as neocons ratchet up their decibel level for "regime change," much as was done preceding the invasion of Iraq.
The new leak regarding covert U.S. military operations inside Iran has sprayed even more cold water on hopes for a diplomatic solution.
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