US military launches fresh round of Iran strikes

The U.S. military began launching another round of strikes Wednesday evening against multiple targets in Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be “strong and clear.”

The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) began launching strikes at 5:15 p.m. ET at President Trump’s direction, it said.

“The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression,” Centcom said in a statement. 

Hegseth told reporters earlier on Wednesday that the strikes were not meant to restart the war, but instead to strengthen Washington’s hand in negotiations with Tehran.

“This building continues to plan, and so those strikes that will happen tonight will be strong. They will be clear. If they happen to happen tomorrow night, they will be strong, and they will be........

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