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Iran Claims Victory After Six-Month Conflict as Trump Escalates Economic Pressure

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran had successfully resisted the United States during their six-month military conflict, while President Donald Trump announced an “economic D-Day” strategy designed to pressure Iran through intensified financial isolation and sanctions.
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Midwestern Residents Enter 11th Day Without Power After Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Eight Killed in Military-Contracted Plane Crash at Remote Alaska Radar Site
Trump Defends Extended USS Abraham Lincoln Deployment in Middle East
Trump Administration Resumes $725 Million Payment to United Nations
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee Warns Israeli Settlers Over Palestinian American Property
Trump Nominates Anti-Abortion Advocate Heidi Overton to Lead FDA
Trump to Host Crypto and Prediction-Market Executives Amid Ethics Scrutiny
Trump Administration Prepares Tougher Foreign Agents Registration Act Rules
Trump Administration Proposes AI Border System to Detect Customs Transshipment Fraud
Pentagon Fires Publisher and Editor of Stars and Stripes
Justice Department Seeks Interviews With FBI Agents Involved in 2022 Mar-a-Lago Search
Justice Department Sets Corporate, Healthcare and Tax Fraud Priorities for New Enforcement Division
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