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Iran warns of "long and painful strikes" as US war deadline fast approaches

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Iran is threatening "long and painful strikes" on US regional positions if the United States conducts any new attacks on their soil. As a deadline fast approaches for US President Donald Trump to make the case for Congress to extend the war, there is uncertainty around the future of a nearly month-long ceasefire. The crucial global shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz, remains an epicentre for the war's stalemate.

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