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Today’s Agenda: U.S. Was Fully Prepared To Attack Iran Until A Last Minute Pull-Back

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June 21, 2019 8:57 a.m.

Happy Friday, June 21. Tensions are escalating alarmingly in Iran, as news breaks that U.S. forces were primed and ready to launch retaliatory strikes Friday morning before being ordered to stand down. Here’s more on that and the other stories we’re following.

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