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US Strikes Dozens of Iranian Targets to Protect Strait of Hormuz Shipping

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The US military launched fresh strikes against Iran on Sunday, targeting dozens of locations with precision munitions. US Central Command (Centcom) stated the strikes were aimed at degrading Iran's capacity to attack international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The operation hit multiple sites simultaneously as part of ongoing efforts to secure a critical global trade route. Iran, in turn, claimed it had destroyed a US military drone fleet based in Bahrain in retaliatory strikes.

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