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Pentagon Officials Fear Bolton’s Actions Increase Risk of Clash With Iran
At the direction of its leader, John Bolton, the National Security Council asked the Pentagon last year to provide military options to strike Iran after militants hit an empty American lot in Baghdad.
By Eric Schmitt and Mark Landler