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U.S. carries out new military strikes in Iran

Washington Post Politics Tuesday 01 September 2026, 18:43 UTC By Alex Horton 1 min read
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U.S. forces launched a new round of strikes inside Iran, military officials said Tuesday, an expansion of attacks that recently resumed after weeks of a tenuous ceasefire. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.S. carries out new military strikes in Iran The American strikes were in response to attempted attacks by Iran on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. service members in the Middle East, military officials at Central Command said.

U.S. forces launched a new round of strikes inside Iran, military officials said Tuesday, an expansion of attacks that recently resumed after weeks of a tenuous ceasefire. Democracy Dies in Darkness U.S. carries out new military strikes in Iran The American strikes were in response to attempted attacks by Iran on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. service members in the Middle East, military officials at Central Command said.
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