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Jun 18
48m 20s

'The Battle Begins'

CNN
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"The battle begins." Those are the words posted earlier today by Iran's supreme leader. It's day six of deadly air strikes between Israel and Iran, and hundreds of casualties have already been reported. The question looming over everything: Will the US get involved?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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