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Hunt's sinister statement fuels fears of attack on Iran
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FEARS of an attack on Iran have been fuelled by sinister statements from Jeremy Hunt and reports of Western troops being sent to the region.

In a barely veiled threat, the Foreign Secretary told Tehran: “Do not underestimate the resolve on the US side.”

President Donald Trump’s hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton has been beating the drum for an attack on Iran in recent weeks.

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