The United States launched a new round of 'self-defense' strikes on Iran on Wednesday evening.
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The United States launched a new round of 'self-defense' strikes on Iran on Wednesday evening.
The U.S. and Iranian militaries continued to exchange strikes early Thursday in the Middle East region, sidelining negotiations between the two nations. Central Command said it launched strikes on Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites. Iran says it responded to US strikes by targeting American assets in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, which reported damage to its capital city overnight.
‘ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS … SIGN THAT PAPER’: In an encore performance, the U.S. military conducted bomb and Tomahawk missile strikes against a range of targets along the coast of Iran, as well Iranian surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites across Iran. Iran launched a barrage of missiles at a trio of US allies in the Middle East early Thursday after American forces carried out a second round of airstrikes.
The Hill reported the story as "US, Iran exchange strikes for second day as hostilities escalate." CBS News reported the story as "U.S. launches new strikes against Iran." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Peace process, nuclear deal in flux as US and Iran trade attacks for second day."
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6 sources have covered this story, including The Hill, Washington Examiner, New York Post and CBS News and 2 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 6 hours ago.
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