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The U.S. military has thus far struck over 8,000 targets across the Islamic Republic, including 130 enemy vessels, according to CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper.
“Our objective is to defend the American people,” the president said.
Republican lawmakers praise Trump’s decision to launch an attack against Iran, while Democrats urge a congressional vote on U.S. military action.
“There is no coalition and no opposition, only one people and one IDF,” Yesh Atid Party head Yair Lapid stated.
The narrow waterway is a key export route for the global supply of crude oil.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is alive “as far as I know,” Abbas Araghchi adds.
The Israeli foreign minister praises strikes, stresses alliance with U.S. and distinguishes Iranian people from regime.
The design features an Israeli flag and a roaring lion.
Other Islamist elements also pose a danger, the National Security Council said.
“We are embarking on an operation that is taking place on a completely different scale,” the IDF chief of staff said.
While Arab and Muslim countries condemned the joint operation of the United States and Israel, Western allies showed understanding for it.
The official estimates that Tehran missile stockpile is in “high hundreds to low thousands” and says it “hasn’t abandoned its plan to destroy Israel.”
Nuclear watchdog says lack of access to bombed sites prevents assessment of uranium stockpiles.
