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Trump Threatens Iran: US Locked and Loaded to Protect Protesters

President Trump warned the US is 'locked and loaded' to intervene if Iranian forces violently suppress nationwide protests, prompting Tehran to threaten US forces and raising the risk of a dangerous escalation across the Middle East

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40 - Approximate number killed in the Swiss Crans‑Montana New Year bar fire

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"We are locked and loaded and ready to go" — President Donald Trump

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