Regime change: Is Trump about to 'Make Iran Great Again'?
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The US bombs Iran. Three nuclear sites heavily hit. Cue condemnation from Iran - and promises of retribution.
As the Iranian foreign minister heads to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin and discuss what to do next, we ask: what has happened, why did the Trump administration decide to take action, what's the response domestically and internationally - and what on earth could happen next.
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