Trump ‘pausing’ plan to destroy Iranian power plants for 10 days
Donald Trump says he is “pausing” his plan to destroy Iranian power plants for 10 days.
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Donald Trump says he is “pausing” his plan to destroy Iranian power plants for 10 days.
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