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Speculation Persists That Ghalibaf Replaced With More 'Hardline' Figure As Pentagon Says Iran Is Laying More Mines In Hormuz Summary Avalanche of Friday morning headlines speculating on Iran FM travel to Pakistan, and potential US delegating arriving too, but much appears speculation. Third US aircraft carrier, the George HW Bush, has finally arrived in Mideast regional waters after taking the long way around Africa. Hegseth in presser renews call, highlighting main issue, for Iran: "All they have to do is abandon a nuclear weapon in meaningful and verifiable ways..."; Warns Iranians over continued...

Trump's 48-Hour Houthi Strike Whiplash Was Triggered By Desire To 'Help His Friend' MbS President Trump's abrupt Saturday return to the White House from Camp David, where he had been slated to spend the whole weekend, had set off an avalanche of speculation on potential military escalation in the Middle East. The NY Times and Axios are reporting that the Commander-in-Chief was close to a ordering new anti-Houthi intervention but that he backed out, TACOing once again but this time in pretty rapid order. Source: White House "President Trump over the weekend considered...