President Trump declares America will proceed alone in its conflict with Iran after failing to secure NATO allies' support for warship deployment to the Strait of Hormuz. Senior US counterterrorism official Joe Kent, a retired combat veteran, has resigned in protest, stating Iran posed no imminent threat and alleging the war began due to pressure from Israel and its lobby. Israel has eliminated Iranian security leader Ali Laragini in Tehran, while Iranian forces continue strikes across the Middle East including the US embassy in Baghdad.

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