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US and Iran Exchange Military Strikes Amid Middle East Tensions

US and Iran Exchange Military Strikes Amid Middle East Tensions

Al Jazeera59m
THE BRIEF
1

The US and Iran exchanged major military strikes, with at least 18 people killed across Iran and US facilities targeted in Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

2

Iran reported that a US strike on a wedding party in Kuhestak killed at least four people and wounded 68, while US forces hit targets along Iran's southern coast.

3

President Donald Trump warned Iran of a harder response if they retaliate, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for a return to the expired June Memorandum of Understanding.