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U.S. Adds Warship as EU Blacklists Iran’s IRGC, New York Unveils Antisemitism Measures

Officials describe the regional deployments as defensive with a limited preemptive option.

After White House Visit, U.S. Tests Strategy to Rehabilitate Syria’s Leader and Curb Iran–Russia Leverage