Trump's High-Stakes Gamble: Iran Tensions Escalate

The killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani by a US drone strike has dramatically escalated tensions between Washington and Tehran, raising fears of all-out war. While the Trump administration has touted the move as a necessary response to Soleimani's alleged terrorist activities, many experts warn that this could be the biggest gamble of the president's career, fraught with a number of known unknowns that could spiral out of control.

The first and perhaps most pressing known unknown is how Iran will retaliate. Tehran has vowed