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The Middle East, ravaged by conflict for centuries -- with continuous clashes over the past half century in particular -- ...

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Whatever one thinks of the Iranian regime (and I, for one, am not a fan), this bombing is a straightforward act of war and ...

The Middle East, ravaged by conflict for centuries -- with continuous clashes over the past half century in particular -- ...

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