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US renews strikes on Iran as another soldier confirmed killed in Iraq
US forces attack Iran for ninth consecutive night as one US soldier killed in northern Iraq.
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WATCH: Syria intercepts weapons shipment reportedly headed for Hezbollah in Lebanon
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