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    "Pete Hegseth declares 'not-so-Supreme Leader' wounded and 'disfigured' after missed appearance",
    "All six US crew members killed in Iraq plane crash",
    "Formula One calendar thrown into chaos as two races set to be cancelled amid Iran war",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nPresident Trump will seek to force a breakthrough in his bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by deploying 5,000 US marines to the Middle East.\n\nUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved a US Central Command request to deploy part of a Marine Amphibious Ready Group and the USS Tripoli, according to the Wall Street Journal.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe US Central Command oversees American military operations in the region.\n\nThe USS Tripoli was spotted in the Bashi Channel, between Taiwan and the Philippines as it set sail for the Middle East.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nUS and Israeli strikes on Iran led to the country closing the strait.\n\nIran has since hit multiple vessels in the area including oil tankers attempting to pass through.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### IRAN CRISIS LATEST\n\n\n\n\n  * Pete Hegseth declares 'not-so-Supreme Leader' wounded and 'disfigured' after missed appearance\n  * All six US crew members killed in Iraq plane crash\n  * Formula One calendar thrown into chaos as two races set to be cancelled amid Iran war\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "Donald Trump deploys 5,000 US marines to Middle East as Iran war escalates"
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