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US Pulls Personnel From Qatar as Trump Weighs Strike on Iran

The United States has begun moving personnel out of its largest Middle East air base in Qatar as President Trump considers military options in response to Iran’s deadly crackdown on protesters, a step that raises the risk of rapid escalation.

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75 - Number of countries whose immigrant visa processing the US has paused

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"This time, the bullet won't miss" — Iranian state television

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