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IRAN STATE MEDIA DENIES EARLIER CLAIMS BY TRUMP TO U.S. MEDIA ABOUT CONTACT WITH IRANIAN OFFICIALS

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This storyWho do you believe on US-Iran contact claims?

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The US protected tankers in the Strait of Hormuz back in 1987!

Operation Earnest Will (1987-88) saw the US Navy escort reflagged Kuwaiti tankers through the Strait during the Iran-Iraq War — the largest American convoy operation since WWII.

This storyHow should the U.S. respond to Iran's IRGC escalation threat?

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Alan Fisher covers the White House daily for a global audience.

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Alan Fisher covers U.S. politics for a global audience of 310M+ homes.

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This storyWhat should Pezeshkian prioritize in Iran's foreign policy?

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Pete Hegseth holds degrees from Princeton AND Harvard.

Before his Fox News career and SecDef nomination, Hegseth earned a Princeton BA and a Harvard Kennedy School master's degree — and served in the Army National Guard in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

This storyBefore politics, Iranian President Pezeshkian had what career?

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Cardiac surgeon

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