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The interceptions come as the Houthis report 33 people killed in a coalition air attack on a village near Sanaa.
Location: Riyadh
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strikeAug 7, 2026
Iran hopes to deal Trump a blow at midterms by keeping him entangled in war
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Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis.
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- Patrick WintourBy Patrick Wintour
Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis. F…
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