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Trump says US may do another military operation against Iran
Trump said Washington could strike Iran again and left open a deal, as fuel prices and midterm politics shape the war debate.
- President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social late Thursday that Iran is driving up oil prices to influence the Midterm Election, claiming Hormuz Strait traffic is now higher than pre-war levels.
- Available shipping data contradicts Trump's claims, showing traffic through the Hormuz Strait running about 70 percent below prewar levels according to maritime outlet gCaptain.
- Kpler data cited by geopolitical expert Brett Erickson showed just 2.9 million barrels passed through on October 11, compared with a prewar average of about 17.1 million daily.
- Trump claimed 75,000 protesters died in seven months while attacking the 'Dumocrat Party,' though The Human Rights Activists News Agency verified 7,007 deaths last year, with medical reports estimating between 30,000 and more than 36,500.
- Rejecting an Iranian peace deal last month, Trump stated rising energy costs are a 'very small price to pay for keeping a nuclear weapon away from the worlds number one state sponsor of terror.
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Trump says decision time nears on Iran: deal or ‘finish it off’
President Donald Trump said it’s “getting to be decision time” on whether he will make a deal with Tehran or resume attacks as Iranian and Houthi threats against Americans in the Middle East continue to grow. “I have a decision to make: Do I finish it off, which would be very easy to do, or do I make a deal? That’s all,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ "Sunday Morning Futures." “We don’t play games.”
·Spokane, United States
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Trump says decision nearing on Iran: deal or ‘finish it off’
U.S. President Donald Trump said it’s “getting to be decision time” on whether he will make a deal with Tehran or resume attacks as Iranian and Houthi threats against Americans in the Middle East continue to grow.
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources269
Leaning Left27Leaning Right44Center22Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Right
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Right
47% Right
L 29%
C 24%
R 47%
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