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      Iran

      US Iran strikes Gif

      LatestFootage shows US felling Iranian surveillance tower

      Oil prices rise and China and Pakistan call for immediate ceasefire as Iran retaliates after sixth consecutive night of US strikes

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      Iraq and Syria agree to revive defunct crude oil pipeline

      US denies Iran's claim it killed American troops in Syria

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