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US expands military strikes on Iran after Trump says he’ll ‘hit them hard’

World · 2 min · 1h ago · The Hill, Al Jazeera
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The United States military resumed strikes against Iran on Wednesday, with operations directed at degrading Iran's capacity to disrupt maritime traffic. The strikes followed President Trump's threat to launch a "big attack" on the country. According to reporting, the U.S. military acted at the direction of the Commander in Chief through U.S. Central Command.

The expanded strikes came after the U.S. blamed Iran for breaking a memorandum of understanding intended to end the war. The resumption of military action marked the end of a ceasefire between the two countries. The strikes drove oil prices higher and created uncertainty around future energy prices, according to reports of the conflict's economic effects.

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