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First up, though.

For days, the top of the news agenda had been that President Donald Trump was mulling the idea of joining Israel and bombing Iran's nuclear sites.

Would he? Wouldn't he? It seems like that's where he likes the news cycle to sit.

I mean, you don't know that I'm going to even do it. You don't know. I may do it.

I may not do it.

I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do.

I can tell you this.

Then another familiar move, a delay, conveyed in an official statement read out at the White

House yesterday.

Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future. I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks.

Will he? Won't he? Stay tuned.

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