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According to a report by Reuters, on Friday, US President Donald Trump denied friction with his foreign policy advisors on Iran, giving statements of support to White House national security advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. On Thursday, US officials claimed that Trump told advisors, including Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, that he did not want to go to war with Iran.

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