Trump Rejects Iran Proposal and Weighs Post-Midterm Strikes
Well, they’re doing very poorly. I don’t know if they’re going to give up yet, but they’ll give up, but they’re doing very poorly.
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Saudi Coalition Blames Houthi Drone Strike On Medina Power Station
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