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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Gains the Upper Hand in the Battle for Hormuz]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2026/08/28/trump-iran-hormuz-war-oil</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Barak Ravid</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz has been Iran's most powerful card since the start of the war in late February. But over the past two months, U.S. officials say the American military has steadily'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' eroded'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Iran's leverage over the crucial waterway.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iran Conflict Has Become New Cold War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-iran-conflict-has-become-the-new-cold-war/ar-AA21TRpl</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Barak Ravid</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Iran conflict'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' has entered a Cold War-like phase of financial sanctions, gunboat interdictions and talks about having talks.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Game Planning for Potential Iran Peace Talks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-s-team-game-planning-for-potential-iran-peace-talks/ar-AA1Z7WIn</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Barak Ravid</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After three weeks of war, the Trump administration has begun initial discussions on the next phase and what peace talks with'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' might look like, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Trump-Netanyahu Call That Changed the Middle East]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/exclusive-the-trump-netanyahu-call-that-changed-the-middle-east/ar-AA1XtbCX</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Barak Ravid</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last Monday, Israeli Prime Minister'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Benjamin Netanyahu'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' called President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' with a stunning tip: Iran's supreme leader and his top advisers were all set to meet at one location in Tehran on Saturday morning. They could all be killed in a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' single devastating airstrike,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rubio Remarks Blow Open MAGA's Israel Divide]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rubio-s-war-remarks-blow-open-maga-s-israel-divide/ar-AA1XqHCg</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Barak Ravid</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MAGA's ascendant "America First" wing erupted after Secretary of State'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Marco Rubio'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' effectively blamed Israel for drawing the U.S. into war with Iran.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Moves Closer to a Major War With Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-moves-closer-to-a-major-war-with-iran/ar-AA1WzL5D</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Barak Ravid</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize. It could begin very soon.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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