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            <title>Benjamin Netanyahu pushes to unite far-right vote before Israel election</title>
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            <title>Trump again floats, then rejects, regime change driven by the Iranian people</title>
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            <title>Wild backflip, regime pleading with Trump</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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            <title>Iran Says Pilots Missing After a Brazen Bombing Run Are Prisoners in Qatar</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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