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CENTCOM Confirms Iran Strikes as Response to Attacks on U.S. Forces

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U.S. Central Command said American forces began launching strikes against Iran at 8 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, or 3 a.m. Thursday in Israel. It described the operation as a powerful response to Iran's attempted attacks on U.S. forces based in the Middle East the previous day. The statement provided the first official military rationale after initial reports only confirmed that a new strike wave had begun. CENTCOM did not immediately identify the targets, weapons, damage assessment or intended duration, leaving the scope of the operation undisclosed.

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