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As the dust settles over shattered neighborhoods from Tehran to Cyprus, the contrast becomes unbearable. On one side, a slick, comic-book name—“Operation Epic Fury”—rolled out from a podium in Washington. On the other, frantic rescue workers, burning airfields, and families counting the missing. For many watching around the world, the branding feels grotesque, as if a real, bloody war has been packaged like a summer blockbuster.
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