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Newt Gingrich warned of a possible Iranian nuclear strike hitting American cities in a grim moment during a campaign stop in Cleveland Wednesday.

"You think about the dangers, to Cleveland, or to Columbus, or to Cincinnati, or to New York," Gingrich said, according to the Associated Press. "Remember what it felt like on 9/11 when 3,100 Americans were killed. Now imagine an attack where you add two zeros. And it's 300,000 dead. Maybe a half million wounded. This is a real danger. This is not science fiction. That's why I think it's important that we have the strongest possible national security."

Iran's ambassador to Russia warned Wednesday that a U.S. attack on the nation would be "suicide" as tensions escalate in the Persian Gulf over that nation's nuclear aspirations.

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