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As Iran stalemate drags on, US tries to tighten the economic vise - By - Caitlin Babcock - , Victoria Hoffmann - / 4 min

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As US applies 'D-Day' economic pressures on Iran, the battle shifts to Iraq - A key goal for Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has been disarming Iraq's militias, including those backed by, and serving, Iran. The Trump administration endorses that goal, but its economic pressure on Iran is making it harder to attain. By - Taylor Luck - / 5 min

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Military's arrest power at southern border grows. What's behind the change? President Trump expanded the U.S. military's role in immigration enforcement, and a new legal opinion gives the Pentagon greater arrest powers at the southern border. By - Sarah Matusek - , Anna Mulrine Grobe - / 5 min

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