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Karoline Leavitt: “The reason for the recent strikes over the course of the last several days is because Iran violated the memorandum of…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
The reason for the recent strikes over the course of the last several days is because Iran violated the memorandum of understanding that we struck with them.
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Karoline Leavitt
Republican · New Hampshire

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Explaining U.S. military strikes against Iran.

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