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Donald Trump appears poised to escalate Iran war after U.S., Israeli elections

National Post25 October 2026, 03:30 UTCIran

Trump has already sent a third aircraft carrier strike group and 10,000 additional sailors and Marines toward the Persian Gulf to give U.S. commanders more options if he restarts hostilities

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