
Top US diplomat Marco Rubio said the offensive stage of the Iran war was over, as a spate of attacks threatened to reignite the conflict.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) conducts a prayer as US President Donald Trump (R) listens during a dinner with state governors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2026..
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