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Trump Says Ceasefire Holds After New US Strikes on Iran Amid Strait Clash
Trump claims the Iran ceasefire is holding after fresh U.S. strikes, but tensions escalate over Strait of Hormuz attacks
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Poland Offers to Accept US Troops Withdrawn from Germany Amid Trump-Merz Rift
Poland is ready to host US troops withdrawn from Germany, President Nawrocki announced, as Trump’s plan to move 5,000 se
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Trump's Iran War: Economic Carnage as Administration Flounders
President Trump's Iran war has cost $72 billion, destroyed thousands of jobs, and cratered consumer confidence, yet his
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Trump's Iran Strategy Trapped in Abilene Paradox as Envoys Head to Islamabad
Trump's Iran strategy is caught in an Abilene Paradox: envoys pursue a deal that hardliners reject, while the president
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Iranian Official Dismisses Reported Peace Deal as US 'Wish List'
Ebrahim Rezaei, an Iranian parliamentary spokesperson, dismissed a reported US peace proposal as a 'wish list,' warning
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Trump's Abrupt Shift to Iran Peace Talks Sparks Skepticism
President Trump abruptly ended his operation to break Iran's hold on the Strait of Hormuz, as a one-page peace deal fram
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Spirit Airlines Shutdown Fuels Debate Over Iran War's Role in Fuel Cost Surge
Fuel costs for U.S. airlines spiked 56% in March, the first full month of the Iran war, as Spirit Airlines collapsed, ig
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Trump Halts Iran Strait Campaign as Deal Framework Emerges
President Trump abruptly ended the operation to break Iran's hold on the Hormuz Strait, as reports indicate a deal frame
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Esper: New US Military Strikes on Iran 'More Probable Than Not'
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper warns that further US military action against Iran is more probable than not, as ski
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Reed Slams Trump's Iran Mission Pause as 'Strategic Incoherence'
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) blasted President Trump's decision to pause Project Freedom, calling it strategic incoherence an
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Trump Halts Project Freedom After Pakistan Plea, Strait Blockade Remains
President Trump paused Project Freedom on Tuesday following requests from Pakistan and other nations, but the U.S. Navy
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Clark: US and Iran Locked in 'Game of Chicken' Over Strait of Hormuz
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark described the US-Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz as a 'game of