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As ABC’s evening newscast was coming on the air Tuesday, Americans were just getting word that Iran was firing ballistic missiles at U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. In an irreverent announcement about the attempt to kill Americans from World News Tonight anchor David Muir, the network touted that the murderous Iranian regime had “kept its promise” to attack U.S. troops again. It was a comment Muir made more than once.
“For those of you joining us for World News Tonight at this hour, we have just learned, U.S. officials telling ABC News that Iran has kept its promise to retaliate after that deadly drone strike on Iran's top commander,” Muir announced after speaking with foreign correspondent Ian Pannell, who heard two explosions near him.
As he shifted to introducing chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, Muir pushed Iranian propaganda in suggesting the U.S. was responsible for an “act of war.” Of course, there was no mention of the Iranian-orchestrated assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad or General Qasem Soleimani’s repeated efforts to kill Americans.
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