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The United States and Iran have signaled no quick end to their war, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying it was necessary to finish the job and Iran warning that the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel after striking tankers in Iraqi waters and other ships near the vital Strait of Hormuz.
The war unleashed with joint U.S. and Israeli air strikes nearly two weeks ago has so far killed around 2,000 people, mostly Iranians and Lebanese, as it has spread into Lebanon and \u2060thrown global energy markets and transport into chaos.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said more than 1,100 children had been killed or injured. At a campaign-style rally in Kentucky ahead of November midterm elections in which his Republican party is trailing badly, Trump said the United States had “won” the war but didn’t want to have to go back every two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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