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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Strikes Iran as Fighting Reignites Across Region

President Trump had vowed a response after Iran targeted U.S. forces in Jordan. There were also attacks in Iraq, while an American tanker was among two ships that caught fire in Egypt. Max Bearak Farnaz Fassihi and Pranav Baskar U.S. Central Command announced new strikes on Iran in response to Iranian forces targeting U.S. military assets in the Middle East, after a day in which fighting reignited across the region.

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Scoop News DeskIran · Published Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 2:42 AM UTCUpdated Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC

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President Trump appeared to hint at the U.S. military’s predawn barrage when he vowed on Wednesday that the United States would strike Iran in response to the attempted attacks on U.S. forces. “We’re going to be hitting them very hard,” he told reporters in the Oval Office. “Because it’s our turn to hit them.” The exchange of attacks ended a pause in direct fighting between the United States and Iran. 1 dead — in the

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