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Behind the rhetoric, the human cost is staggering: thousands of Iranians killed, historic cities scarred, American families mourning fallen service members. When Ali Ardashir Larijani warns Trump to “be careful not to be eliminated,” it is more than bluster; it is a declaration that Iran will risk ruin rather than bow. Between a president claiming victory and a nation swearing martyrdom, the space for de‑escalation narrows to almost nothing.
