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Trump: Iran making it ‘harder for me to want to make a deal’

President Donald Trump listens to a question during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Trump blasted Iran’s actions Monday and said it’s increasingly difficult for him to consider negotiations with Tehran, as tensions in the Persian Gulf showed no signs of cooling.

In this May 9, 2019, file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Monday, July 22, 2019, Holyoke, Mass., Mayor Alex Morse announced he will challenge Neal in the 2020 Democratic primary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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President Donald Trump gestures as he greets Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives at the White House, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP, File)

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The Susan B. Anthony List says President Trump has done more for unborn children and their mothers than any previous president. (Associated Press)

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