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          <lang class="3" style="Headline1" font="Chronicle Display" fontStyle="Roman" size="29">US-Iran truce strains amid Lebanon strikes</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Tehran</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Atwo-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is teetering on the brink of collapse just days after its announcement, as escalating Israeli military operations in Lebanon expose a critical loophole in the agreement.</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">While the truce was intended to pause a month of regional hostilities, both Washington and Jerusalem have explicitly confirmed that the deal excludes operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, creating a diplomatic and military flashpoint that threatens to reignite the broader conflict.</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The exclusion of the Lebanese front has drawn sharp condemnation from Iranian officials and international observers.</lang>
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        <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Franklin Gothic Demi Cond" fontStyle="Regular" size="8">Continued on Page 7</lang>
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          <lang class="3" style="Headline2" font="Franklin Gothic Demi Cond" fontStyle="Regular" size="19">US ready 
for next 
conquest: Trump    </lang>
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          <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Webdings" fontStyle="Regular" size="10.89">•</lang>
          <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Franklin Gothic Medium Cond" fontStyle="Regular" size="10.89"> 'Hormuz must be open and safe, else shooting starts'
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          <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Webdings" fontStyle="Regular" size="10.89">•</lang>
          <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Franklin Gothic Medium Cond" fontStyle="Regular" size="10.89"> Asks military to remain near Iran until 'real agreement' </lang>
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          <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Washington:President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that US military forces will remain deployed in and around Iran until Tehran fully complies with the "real agreement," warning that any breach would trigger a military response larger than anything seen before.</lang>
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          <lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Franklin Gothic Demi Cond" fontStyle="Regular" size="8">Continued on Page 7</lang>
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