Trump administration lets six-month anniversary of Iran war pass with little fanfare

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The White House made no major public recognition Friday of the six-month anniversary of the Iran war, a conflict President Donald Trump predicted earlier this year would last only a matter of weeks.

Neither Trump nor his administration acknowledged the milestone as the war entered its seventh month, even as Democrats and one Republican critic of the president seized on the anniversary to renew their calls for an end to the conflict. 

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