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Iran takes credit for handing Trump a midterm defeat
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What happenedRepublicans’ resounding midterms defeat prompted quiet jubilation in Europe and exultation in Iran.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Iran takes credit for handing Trump a midterm defeat". The right frames it as "The Mullahs Will Regret This… Iranian Regime Boasts of Handing Donald Trump His ‘Politica...".
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CenterIran takes credit for handing Trump a midterm defeat
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Right / center-rightThe Mullahs Will Regret This… Iranian Regime Boasts of Handing Donald Trump His ‘Political Defeat’
The Mullahs Will Regret This… Iranian Regime Boasts of Handing Donald Trump His ‘Political Defeat’
The killer Iranian regime, a regime so vicious that it slaughtered over 30,000 of its own citizens who protested earlier this year, is openly gloating over President Trump and Republicans'...