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US military to stay in Middle East during negotiations with Iran
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The U.S. military will maintain its current force posture in the Middle East during the 60-day negotiation period with Iran, according to senior Trump administration officials. “We hope to draw them down, but we're not doing that yet,” a senior administration official told reporters during a phone b
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