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Trump stops short of further Iran escalation

US president says no casualties from Iran attack on US bases in Iraq; plans more sanctions and diplomatic push towards new nuclear deal

Iran update: US President Donald Trump delivers a statement about Iran on 8 January 2020 as US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark Milley listen in
Iran update: US President Donald Trump delivers a statement about Iran on 8 January 2020 as US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark Milley listen inREUTERS/SCANPIX
  • Kathrine Schmidt
Published 8 January 2020, 17:26Updated 8 January 2020, 17:38
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