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Trump calls for more 'surgical' strikes on Hezbollah
US President Donald Trump has called for more 'surgical' attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon and stated he was 'very close' to a deal with Iran. His comments, made during an interview with NBC's Meet the Press, were interpreted as a tacit approval of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.
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