U.S. has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz: official ahead of midterm elections
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Vice-President J.D. Vance told reporters that he just spoke to President Trump about talks with Iran and said that “the president and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement”
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