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67%North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile Hours After Trump Announces Potential Kim Meeting18h ago46%Sen. Rick Scott Says Trump May Take Military Action Against Iran Within 30 Days1d ago

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North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile Hours After Trump Announces Potential Kim Meeting

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North Korea launched an unidentified projectile on August 20, 2026, toward waters off its east coast, which Japan assessed as a suspected ballistic missile. South Korea detected the launch, and the projectile splashed down outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. The event occurred amid scaled-back U.S.-South Korea military exercises ordered by President Trump.

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[Associated Press 🏛️] North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says[Deutsche Welle 🏳️] North Korea fires possible ballistic missile toward sea[The Japan Times 🏢] North Korea fires off missile hours after Trump says he plans to meet Kim [Stars and Stripes 🔓] North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ amid joint military drills in South - stripes.com

Sen. Rick Scott Says Trump May Take Military Action Against Iran Within 30 Days

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Washington Examinerescalate Iran war, destroy their ability
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Republican Sen. Rick Scott stated on NewsNation that President Trump will need to escalate against Iran and may take military action within 30 days, citing the absence of scheduled talks and threats to strike infrastructure if Iran targets ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has signaled consideration of strikes on U.S. targets in Europe in response. The Strait of Hormuz remains open according to Trump.

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[Washington Examiner 👤] Trump ‘is going to have to’ escalate Iran war: Rick Scott[Ynetnews] Report: Iran considers hitting US targets in Europe if Trump escalates war[Stars and Stripes 🔓] Iran eyes US military bases in Europe as targets if war ramps up, report says - stripes.com