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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics &amp; Policy Daily: Why Tensions With Iran Don’t Mean Iraq 2.0

The week ahead in national security. Plus: Trump and his hawkish national security adviser don’t seem to be on the same page, Huawei 5G fears, and more
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A soldier carries his gear across the flight deck of the USS Lewis B. Puller in the Arabian Gulf. (Desiree Kling / U.S. Marine Corps / Handout via Reuters)

Iran’s threat to U.S. troops is “serious and imminent,” to Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. “There are legitimate threats … it’s not “business as usual.”

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