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Trump Says Middle East Is ‘Saved’ as Iran Strikes Injure U.S. Troops in Gulf

Mar 28, 2026Center Left

At a Saudi event, the president said Iran was “begging to make a deal,” seemingly unaware of reports that an Iranian strike on a Saudi base had injured American troops.

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