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US military conducts another strike against Iran after Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes' - Netscape News Netscape Internet Service World News News Home U.S. World Entertainment Money Politics Sports Science Health Odd News US military conducts another strike against Iran after Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes' By AAMER MADHANI and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces carried out new defensive strikes on Wednesday on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to U.S. officials. The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said U.S. Central Command forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. forc
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US military conducts another strike against Iran after Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes' - Netscape News Netscape Internet Service World News News Home U.S. World Entertainment Money Politics Sports Science Health Odd News US military conducts another strike against Iran after Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes' By AAMER MADHANI and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces carried out new defensive strikes on Wednesday on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to U.S. officials. The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said U.S. Central Command forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. forces also struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone, according to the officials. The strikes came after President Donald Trump asserted Wednesday that Iran is “negotiating on fumes” and insisted that November's midterm elections won't make him rush into a deal to end the nearly three-month-old conflict that's spurred unease across the global economy. Speaking at the start of a Cabinet meeting, Trump expressed confidence that a deal is near. Over the weekend, he even declared that his administration and Tehran had “largely negotiated” a settlement, though the talks are still in flux . The president is looking for a settlement that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him with a credible argument that Iran’s nuclear capability has been diminished enough to declare victory, winding down a conflict that's been politically unpopular for Republicans. But as things stand, Trump also risks finding that closure to his war of choice comes with an unsatisfactory ending. The emerging deal puts off many critical issues to be resolved later and has already exposed the Republican president to fierce criticism — even from some of his own supporters — that Iran's hardline leaders will emerge from the conflict battered but emboldened. It all comes to a head just as the midterm elections to determine control of Congress come into focus and as Republicans worry that rising costs and fuel prices are darkening the American electorate's mood. But Trump on Wednesday dismissed the idea that the upcoming elections would shape his Iran strategy. “They thought they were gonna outwait me. You know, 'We’ll outwait him. He’s got the midterms,'” Trump said. “I don’t care about the midterms.” Trump acknowledged there's still work to do, but he spoke with a measure of certainty that the two sides would get there. “They want very much to make a deal,” Trump said. “So far, they haven’t gotten there. We’re not satisfied with it, but we will be — either that or we’ll have to just finish the job.&
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