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Sean D. Naylor

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Relentless Strike

U.S. Commandos’ Shadow War vs. Iran

The U.S. military’s cadre of elite special operations forces has spent the last 14 years taking on terrorists—and finding Iran’s hand pulling the jihadi strings.

Sean D. Naylor

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