President Trump: Forget the midterms and finish the job in Iran
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsIran
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- The Hill reports: “The war will only end by returning to the first objective Trump dropped from his list: the collapse of the fanatical, barbaric Tehran regime.”
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