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Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes Before U.S. Midterms

The Pentagon is preparing possible strikes against Iran ahead of the November elections. No final decision has been made, as Washington weighs the military, economic and diplomatic risks.

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Official presidential portrait of Donald Trump, January 2025; archival image, not a photograph of the reported Iran strike planning
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International Space Station view of Aden port; contextual photograph, not DhubabCONFLICT / ARCHIVE PREVIEW

Houthis Reach Dhubab Port in Yemen

A previously created graphic attributed a report about Dhubab to Reuters and identified Bab el-Mandeb as a strategic maritime chokepoint.

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