Trump said the US would hit Iran extremely hard over the next two to three weeks while diplomatic talks continue, in a rare prime-time address on Wednesday that cast the war as a military success. (Source: Bloomberg)
Trump said the US would hit Iran "extremely hard over the next two to three weeks" while diplomatic talks continue, in a rare prime-time address on Wednesday that cast the war as a military success. (Source: Bloomberg)
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