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US Central Command struck Iranian air defence sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites on Tuesday, with Trump saying strikes near the Strait of Hormuz were justified.
Iran launched what it described as a 'decisive' military operation on Tuesday 1 September, targeting US bases and interests with missiles and drones following a second round of American strikes against Iran within days.
US forces struck Iranian positions for the second time in under 48 hours on Tuesday, prompting Iran's Revolutionary Guard to launch retaliatory missile attacks on American military bases in Jordan overnight.
