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President Trump threatens military action against Iran's nuclear facility amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran's underground nuclear facility at Fordow (referred to as Pickaxe Mountain) following an eleventh consecutive night of US missile strikes. The escalation includes the death of US Sergeant Michael Emanuel Swinton in the Middle East conflict and new threats from Yemen's Houthi rebels to block the Bab-el-Mandab Strait, potentially cutting global oil exports by 7%. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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