544 The Iran War is pulling America's focus off of China

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Sep 9, 202616:32Government & Organizations

The Iran war is beginning to create consequences far beyond the Middle East. Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery joins Target USA to examine what the extraordinary deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln—and the...

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