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Rubio says war on Iran unpopular but ‘necessary’ to stop nuclear threat

Headline via Al Jazeera · first report 9 Nov, 06:52 IST, latest 9 Nov, 09:32 IST

The Persian Gulf at night, seen from the International Space Station
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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Hindu at 9 Nov, 06:52 IST; the latest is from Al Jazeera at 9 Nov, 09:32 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report9 Nov, 06:52 IST
Latest report9 Nov, 09:32 IST
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America's top diplomat offered a robust defence of the more than eight-month-old war even as voters blamed Mr. Trump's policies for the hit to their pocketbooks, including higher energy prices that stemmed from disruptions to shipments in the Strait of Hormuz

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