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President Donald Trump says the ceasefire between the United States and Iran “is on life support.” NTD hears analysis on the Iran war and Trump’s upcoming visit to China from Capt. James Fanell, a former director of intelligence in the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet and the coauthor of “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.”

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