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Trump to Axios: "We are low keying it" with Iran
President Trump told Axios on Sunday, August 9, 2026, in a brief phone call that 'We are low keying it' with Iran, signaling he will allow economic pressure and a naval blockade to mount rather than order a new major military offensive… Image: Axios via source article

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Trump Tells Axios on Sunday 'We Are Low Keying It' With Iran, Will Let Economic Pressure Mount Rather Than Order New Offensive as Oman Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Is Held Up

President Trump told Axios on Sunday, August 9, 2026, in a brief phone call that 'We are low keying it' with Iran, signaling he will allow economic pressure and a naval blockade to mount rather than order a new major military offensive, even though Iran is holding up a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Just in: ADC presidential candidate Atiku raises alarm over suspicious transfer into his private bank account
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Atiku Abubakar on Aug. 7 Raised Alarm via Aide Phrank Shaibu Over Suspicious Unauthorized Credit Into Private Bank Account, Citing Suspected Leak of Details

On Aug. 7, 2026, Atiku Abubakar, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication Phrank Shaibu, raised alarm over a suspicious and unauthorized credit reportedly transferred by an unknown individual into one of his private bank accounts, which he described as a suspected leak and breach of his private bank details and linked to security concerns ahead of the 2027 elections.

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