Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal

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Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal

He had been touting the emerging deal for weeks, and last-minute strikes in the conflict had threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza — where combatants sealed inside a wire-mesh octagon try to punch, kick, chop and pummel each other into submission.

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