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“Donald Trump stated that even if the United States destroyed 99 percent of Iran's missiles, the remaining 1 percent is unacceptable because a single missile could damage a billion-dollar ship.”

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Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability

"The problem with the straits is this: let's say we do a great job. We say we got 99% (of their missiles). 1% is unacceptable, because 1% is a missile going into the hull of a ship that cost a billion dollars,"

2026-03-27

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