Americanswers: How vulnerable is Trump, does Biden have an image problem and will Russia interfere in the election?

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Americanswers…on 5 Live! Are Trump’s Iran strikes breaking the law?

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defence Secretary has defended the US/Israeli war with Iran, refuting concerns from the “fake news” media that the conflict would lead to an “endless war” and making clear there would be “no stupid rules of engagement” or “politically-correct wars”. Meanwhil ...  Show more

Trump's Iran Gamble... What is the US president up to?

In the biggest political gamble of his presidency so far, Donald Trump has defended his decision for the United States to bomb Iran - alongside Israel - as a “noble” mission to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and says military operations are “ahead of schedule”. The US ...  Show more

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