conflict
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As the conflict unfolded, Gulf Arabs were surprised when Iran attacked them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He wrote in an open letter that it would be "wrong to simply wait" for the conflict to once again come to the attention of the US.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
And even then, I’d argue that conflict is more puzzling than inspiring.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Commercial inventories in Cushing are now at 22.4 million barrels, their lowest since December, after hovering around 30 million barrels earlier in the Iran conflict.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
But with the real possibility of nuclear conflict with the USSR—and the failure of the CIA to send its own agents behind the Iron Curtain—the time had come to make it happen.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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