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US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper holds a media briefing at the Pentagon August 28, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper holds a media briefing at the Pentagon August 28, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
US defence chief: Iran has been deterred but crisis not over yet
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Joyce Karam
29 August, 2019