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With reports thousands of additional troops may be deployed, initial reactions suggest the votes may not be there to pass this funding
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Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment by no means ‘obliterated’
Stored in deep tunnels, they remain a danger in an active war zone – and a big question as airstrikes continue is what to do about them
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