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Trump threatens to “obliterate” Kharg; two UN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, and more
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Donald Trump threatened to “completely obliterate” Kharg Island, the site of Iran’s main oil-export terminal, as well as the country’s energy plants and oil wells.
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Trump threatens to “obliterate” Kharg; two UN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, and more
11:29|Donald Trump threatened to “completely obliterate” Kharg Island, the site of Iran’s main oil-export terminal, as well as the country’s energy plants and oil wells; The UN said two of its peacekeepers were killed and two others wounded when an explosion destroyed their vehicle in southern Lebanon.
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