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While the late night hosts were off the air for the holidays, President Trump authorized a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.

Since then, Iranians have vowed to retaliate, and Trump has promised more attacks if they do, claiming to have a list of 52 potential targets — one for each of the American hostages held by Iran during President Jimmy Carter’s administration. (He also said some of the targets would be cultural sites, which would violate international law.)