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Sep 14
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The War Brief: China COURTING Iran? Trum...

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In the first episode of War Brief, Murtaza Hussain and Sarmad Jawad dig into the latest military updates from around the world, including China's positive overtures to Iran, Donald Trump once again threatening Iran with tactical nuclear weapons, Iran's successful attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan, and more.

We then deep dive into what went into making Ansarallah's drive to capture western Yemen successful. The War Brief is a new show by Drop Site News that covers all things related to major armed conflicts and wars around the world.

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