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Amid the ongoing Iran war, President Donald Trump addressed the Strait of Hormuz, the possibility of Americans and Iranians making a deal to end strikes in the region, and several questions tied to conflict in the Middle East.

During the press conference, Trump also suggested that Ayatollah Khamenei, who was named Irans new Supreme Leader after his father was killed in a strike, was "badly disfigured," going further by suggesting "other people are saying he’s dead."

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