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FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed a dozen agents from the counterintelligence unit monitoring Iranian threats just days before a significant U.S. military operation in Iran. The firings were reportedly linked to the agents' involvement in the investigation of former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.
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