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Trump defends Iran war in Veterans Day address

Verified: 62 outlets in 32 countries have reported this story since Nov 8.

📍 Iran, IR·🕐 9h ago·62 outlets

US President Donald Trump takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Veterans Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery (MANDEL NGAN) President Donald Trump used a US Veterans Day commemoration Wednesday to defend the war against Iran -– an increasingly unpopular conflict that helped trigger a Democratic takeover of Congress in last week's midterm elections. "The bravery and skill of our amazing American warriors has absolutely been incredible," Trump said in an address at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington. "When this conflict is…

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✓ Verified · 62 outletsin its last 2 days · 83 since Nov 8

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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The story so far · 138 reports · · 37 countries · 62 in its last 2 days✓ Verified Nov 8, 7:03 PM UTC

1 outlet from Iran, where the story is: IranWire · how we count

  1. Nov 8, 7:03 PM UTCFirst report
    Trump tells CNN he is 'highly unlikely' to order Iran attack if talks progresshaaretz.com ↗
  2. Nov 8, 7:03 PM UTC+1 min
    Trump says he is unlikely to order Iran attack if talks progress, CNN reportsal-monitor.com ↗
  3. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 8, 7:03 PM UTC · +1 min
  4. Nov 8, 7:04 PM UTC+1 min
    New attacks on Iran ‘highly unlikely,’ Trump saystass.com ↗
  5. Nov 11, 6:55 PM UTC+3 d
    Trump at Veterans Day Ceremony: 'Iran Has Been Waging War on America Since 1979'thisisbeirut.com.lb (again) ↗
  6. Nov 11, 7:38 PM UTC+3 d· you’re reading this
    Trump defends Iran war in Veterans Day addressyahoo.com (again) ↗
  7. Nov 11, 8:35 PM UTC+3 d
    Trump defends Iran war in Veterans Day speechscmp.com ↗
  8. Nov 12, 4:23 AM UTC+3 d
    Trump defends Iran war in Veterans Day addresskoreaherald.com ↗
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[Claude] Reports 3 and 4 cover the same Veterans Day address defending the Iran war, while Report 2 is about a separate Forbes segment reacting to Trump's 'effectively over' claim, which is a different event.

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[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 both cover Trump's Veterans Day remarks on the Iran war, which Report 1 describes, and none contradicts its facts.

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