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US must recognize Iran as major regional power – Trump’s ex-counterterror chief

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US must recognize Iran as major regional power – Trump’s ex-counterterror chief Former US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent has called on Washington to withdraw its forces and abandon its bases in the Middle East, arguing that months of military confrontation have demonstrated Iran’s strengthened regional position and…

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    US must recognize Iran as major regional power – Trump’s ex-counterterror chief Former US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent has called on Washington to withdraw its forces and abandon its bases in the Middle East, arguing that months of military confrontation have demonstrated Iran…

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