US launches 'powerful' strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops

The United States military has initiated retaliatory strikes against Iran, describing them as a "powerful response" to an attempted attack on American forces. The strikes targeted Iranian proxies in Iraq and naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating recent hostilities.

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We're going to be hitting them very hard because it's our turn to hit them.

Centcom announced the actions on X, stating they were in response to Iran's firing on U.S. bases in Jordan and ships in the Strait of Hormuz. This latest confrontation follows joint U.S.-Saudi strikes in eastern Iraq, which targeted Iranian proxies and resulted in the deaths of at least 20 members of Iraq's paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). The Iraqi presidency denounced these strikes as an "unacceptable attack and a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty."

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an unacceptable attack and a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty.

Earlier in the week, a brief lull in hostilities occurred after 13 consecutive nights of U.S. bombings against Iranian weapons and military sites, which reportedly caused numerous casualties. These actions transpired amid reported diplomatic talks, which Iran denied were happening. U.S. President Trump had vowed retaliation for the attempted attack on U.S. troops, stating, "We're going to be hitting them very hard because it's our turn to hit them."

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a powerful response