Israel's defense minister says they killed two senior Iranian officials in airstrikes on Tehran.
And another front in the war is raging in Lebanon.
As Israel says, it is expanding its ground operations in the country.
I mean, Martinez, that is Michelle Martin.
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President Trump scolds allies for not doing more to protect the Strait of Hormuz.
I always said, you know, the problem with NATO is...
We'll always be there for them, but they'll never be there for us.
European leaders are hesitant to get involved in the war with Iran.
And the president is musing about a takeover of Cuba.
Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.
You want to know the truth.
He made those comments as the island nation goes into a total blackout.
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