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Trump Muses on Future Iran Strike With ‘Mother of All Bombs’

President Donald Trump declined to rule out using a weapon known as the “Mother of all Bombs” on Iran after the US midterm elections.

Sources (1)· Oct 16, 1:45 AM

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