Trump leaves key questions unanswered as he seeks to calm nerves over Iran war
There were some glaring omissions in the president's primetime address, writes the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue.
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There were some glaring omissions in the president's primetime address, writes the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue.
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