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Kingsport residents divided over Iran war

Residents of Kingsport, Tennessee, discuss the Iran war as tensions raise questions in a community home to a munitions plant supplying the US military.

Residents in Kingsport, Tennessee, are divided over the Iran war, according to the BBC. Kingsport is home to a munitions plant that supplies the US military.

The report describes debate among voters as tensions over the war continue. The supplied information does not specify the residents’ individual views or the plant’s role in the conflict.

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BBC News — ‘Justified’ or ’no business being there’? Tennessee munitions town loyal to Trump but divided on Iran

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