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US strikes Iran after Trump vows to hit ‘hard’
The United States launched new strikes on Iran on July 8 after President Donald Trump vowed to hit “hard” following Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump, while ordering retaliation against Tehran, said he expected the latest military flare-up to end quickly and left the door open to more talks.
US Central Command said the strikes were carried out to degrade the ability of Iranian forces “to threaten freedom of navigation” in the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas normally flows.
“The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping,” CENTCOM said on X.
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