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Iran Not On List of Countries Trump Says Have Agreed to Deal

Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko said that while President Trump said that a deal to end conflict with Iran has been approved by a host of MidEast countries, Iran itself is not included on that list. Jamrisko says that this may be another instance of the push and pull between Iran and the US as the two sides negotiate and that any announcement from either side should be viewed with caution.

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Taking Kharg Island 'Very Doable' For US Forces in MidEast, Says Rebecca Grant

Rebecca Grant, senior fellow and vice president for defense programs at the Lexington Institute, said that the US is better positioned to take over Kharg Island than it was at the start of the war and that it is 'very doable' for the forces central command has in the region. Grant said that because the US has air dominance in the region and controls all of the ways of approach, there would not need to be a big American troop presence on the island itself.

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Trump Cancels Planned Iran Strikes in Latest Reversal

Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, said that there is a chance that President Trump was pushing for something that Iranian negotiators had not 'fully signed off on' when he announced the cancellation of planned strikes on Iran. Panikoff said that despite the quickly changing narrative over a few hours, it is more likely if a deal comes together it is because of ongoing negotiations over multiple weeks.

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House Rejects Spy Powers Extension Amid Pulte Concerns

Representative Greg Landsman, an Ohio Democrat, said the lapse of a law permitting foreign surveillance will make it harder for law enforcement to keep the country safe. Landsman said that during the world cup and ongoing conflict with Iran, concerns about US safety are 'very serious' and said that someone in the intelligence community or congress should stand up and 'be the adult in the room.'

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