IRAN WAR: US LAUNCHES STRIKES ON IRAN AS 'POWERFUL RESPONSE'

The US military said the strikes were in response to Iranian strikes on US forces a day earlier. Trump had threatened to hit Iran "very hard" in response to its strikes.

Deutsche Welle reports that the US military said the strikes were in response to Iranian strikes on US forces a day earlier.

The report adds: Trump had threatened to hit Iran "very hard" in response to its strikes.

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