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Washington Times Weekly: Is the Strait of Hormuz more valuable than a nuclear weapon?

I'm George Gerbo, and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and talk about their coverage of the latest news and events. And joining me this time is defense and national security correspondent John Seward.

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Iran talks leave Trump with tough decisions

After his vice president departed Pakistan without an agreement to end hostilities with Iran, President Trump’s next steps are uncertain, as 10 days remain in the ceasefire between the two sides. Speaking to reporters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Sunday, Vice President Vance said that while talks with Iranian officials were “substantive,” the...

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President Trump on Sunday defended his social media post from earlier this week stating “a whole civilization" would die in Iran, arguing it brought the Iranian government to the negotiating table. “I’m fine with it,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News's “Sunday Morning Futures,” when she asked about the post. On Tuesday, less...

US military will ‘clean out’ Strait of Hormuz: Trump

President Trump said Sunday that the U.S. Navy will “clean out” the Strait of Hormuz, just a few hours after he announced that the military branch will block ships from entering the passageway.  “We're going to clean out the strait,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” The president also said...

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Iran talks done in by Tehran’s delusions over leverage they don’t have, US official says

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