Trump heads to Israel with unified front on Iran
By Bloomberg
22 May 2017 |
1:47 pm
President Donald Trump's continues his first foreign trip with a visit to Jerusalem, where he'll bring with him a message focused on isolating Iran in the Middle East.
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