Trump threatens to 'knock the hell out of' Iran's Kharg Island in impromptu phone call with PBS News
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Trump threatens to attack Iran's Kharg Island during phone call with PBS News.
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President Trump threatened to attack Iran's Kharg Island during an impromptu three-minute phone call with PBS News on Monday morning. The comments came while Trump was attending what he described as a "very important meeting" on the Iran war.
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President Trump made the threats during a meeting described as important for Iran war planning.
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