Trump defends Iran war in Veterans Day speech
Verified: 62 outlets in 32 countries have reported this story since Nov 8.
US President Donald Trump used a Veterans Day commemoration on 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 over, and it will be soon, the entire world will be a much safer and better...
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1 outlet from Iran, where the story is: IranWire · how we count
- Nov 8, 7:03 PM UTCFirst reportTrump tells CNN he is 'highly unlikely' to order Iran attack if talks progresshaaretz.com ↗
- Nov 8, 7:03 PM UTC+1 minTrump says he is unlikely to order Iran attack if talks progress, CNN reportsal-monitor.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 8, 7:03 PM UTC · +1 min
- Nov 8, 7:04 PM UTC+1 minNew attacks on Iran ‘highly unlikely,’ Trump saystass.com ↗
- Nov 11, 6:55 PM UTC+3 dTrump at Veterans Day Ceremony: 'Iran Has Been Waging War on America Since 1979'thisisbeirut.com.lb (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 7:38 PM UTC+3 dTrump defends Iran war in Veterans Day addressyahoo.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 8:35 PM UTC+3 d· you’re reading thisTrump defends Iran war in Veterans Day speechscmp.com ↗
- Nov 12, 4:23 AM UTC+3 dTrump defends Iran war in Veterans Day addresskoreaherald.com ↗
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