{"id":8181,"date":"2026-07-31T00:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/us-escalation-with-iran-is-pointless-warns-former-us-diplomat\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:35:23","slug":"us-escalation-with-iran-is-pointless-warns-former-us-diplomat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/us-escalation-with-iran-is-pointless-warns-former-us-diplomat\/","title":{"rendered":"US Escalation with Iran is \u2018pointless\u2019, warns former US diplomat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"root\">\n<div>\n<header role=\"banner\">\n<nav aria-labelledby=\"bypass-block-links-label\"><span id=\"bypass-block-links-label\" tabindex=\"-1\">Skip links<\/span><a aria-hidden=\"false\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/#main-content-area\">Skip to Content<\/a><\/nav>\n<div><a aria-label=\"link to live stream video player\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/live\"><span> Live <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<nav aria-label=\"Primary navigation menu\"><span>Navigation menu<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/\"><span>News<\/span><\/a>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/africa\/\"><span>Africa<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/asia\/\"><span>Asia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/us-canada\/\"><span>US &#038; 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