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The 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, on life support ever since the Trump administration abandoned it in May 2018, may now be in its final death throes.
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Mr Trump doubled down on his claim that he would target Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliated on Monday.
double down: strengthen one's commitment to a particular strategy or course of action.
- prolific: present in large numbers
E.g. the prolific rapist in UK
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magnum opus: a work of art, music or literature that is regarded as the most important or best work that an artist, composer, or writter has produced.
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debunk: expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief).
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raise one's hackles: To arouse one's anger. The hackles are the hair on the back of an animal's neck that sticks straight up with excitement, fear, or other strong emotion. “With the hackles up,” meaning on the point of fighting, was transferred to humans in the late nineteenth century.
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in the doghouse: if you are in the doghouse, someone is annoyed with you and shows their disapproval.
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pugnacious: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
E.g. His public statements became increasingly pugnacious.
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debacle: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
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aeon: an indefinite and very long period of time. Plural: eons.
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tutelage: protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.