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strikeMay 8, 2026
Trump’s drug boat strikes kill nearly 200 as bombings quietly ramp up during Iran war
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Fog of war? Trump quietly ramped up attacks on suspected drug boats after Iran action began. Nearly 200 have been killed The military’s lethal footage of blown-up ships is still a grim routine, Alex Woodward reports.
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Fog of war? Trump quietly ramped up attacks on suspected drug boats after Iran action began. Nearly 200 have been killed The military’s lethal footage of blown-up ships is still a grim routine, Alex Woodward reports. But public attention has shifted from the Pacific to the Strait…
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