The Islamic Republic survived the assassination of its top leaders and weeks of heavy bombing, and found a potent form of leverage in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
28 Aug. 2026
This panic is also nothing new; television was supposed to rot our brains, and radio before that, and somehow the republic survived.
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Mckenna Friedland,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Aug. 2026
Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2026
Consumers show signs of strain Recent data indicate that some consumers' budgets are being squeezed.
Festivities for the union lasted three days amid celebrations around the country in honor of the pair.
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James Frater,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2026
So the question now is this war in Iran, of course, hasn't lasted nearly as long as Vietnam, six months versus more than 19 years, hasn't involved the deployment of the kind of forces that LBJ deployed in Vietnam at the peak more than 500,000.
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