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Trump Weighs Major Escalation in Iran War

President Donald Trump met with top advisers as he neared a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which has lasted nearly five months. The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf.

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Trump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in Iran NYTimes – US
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President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has now lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.

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Trump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in IranNYTimes – US
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Trump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in Iran

President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has now lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.

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Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran as the war nears the 5-month markNPR – World
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Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran as the war nears the 5-month mark

The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was close to deciding whether to launch "a massive attack."

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