The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started them A strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without looking like a loser. A cult of infallibility...

Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/putin-trump-ukraine-iran-wars-authoritarian)

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