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It's Friday, 2 August, 2024.

Welcome back to the P.D.B. afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed. First, as the fallout from the death of Hamas's political chief in Tehran, intensifies, we're

learning more about what a possible Iranian retaliation against Israel may look like, and

learning that the U.S. is scrambling to send additional combat

aircraft to the Middle East to guard against escalation.

Also, as Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro expands his crackdown on the opposition.

The US has officially recognized Maduro's opponent as the winner of the oil-rich nation's

widely disputed election. Well that's a little awkward.

But first, our afternoon spotlight.

Returning to our coverage of the fallout from the death of Hamas leader Ishmael-Haney,

the Biden administration is reportedly making preparations to help

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