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With threat to wipe out Iran’s civilisation, Trump’s rhetoric goes beyond bluster
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President Donald Trump said that the United States would work on finalising an agreement with Iran.
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Katie Rogers
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WASHINGTON – It was a stunning threat that promised to eliminate Iranian civilisation, delivered with all the casual callousness that has become US President Donald Trump’s preferred style of communication.
