Evening Wire: The Iran War Escalates & Canada Poisons D.C. Air Quality? | 7.17.26
Iran launched missile strikes on a water desalination plant in Kuwait, escalating regional tensions. The U.S. conducted six consecutive nights of attacks on Iran, targeting infrastructure in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM confirmed destruction of an I
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