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U.S. Military Says It Hit Dozens of Iran’s IRGC Targets · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: The United States military has confirmed a sweeping new round
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  Speaker 1: of strikes against Iran, hitting dozens of targets tied to
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  Speaker 1: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The operation, carried out over
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  Speaker 1: two hours late on July twenty ninth, twenty twenty six,
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  Speaker 1: marked one of the most extensive bombardments since the war began,
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  Speaker 1: underscoring Washington's determination to degrade Iran's military infrastructure. According to
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  Speaker 1: US Central Command, the strikes focused on command centers, drone
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  Speaker 1: and missile facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and maritime infrastructure. One
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  Speaker 1: of the most dramatic blows came at a major Iranian port,
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  Speaker 1: where a towering structure collapsed under the bombardment. Iran state
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  Speaker 1: media reported at least three deaths on Kesham Island, though
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  Speaker 1: the full extent of damage remains unclear. The strikes were
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  Speaker 1: triggered by Iran's launch of multiple ballistic missiles at us
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  Speaker 1: Bass in Jordan the previous day. All were intercepted, but
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  Speaker 1: the Pentagon described the barrage as a serious escalation requiring
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  Speaker 1: a decisive response. American officials framed the operation as a
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  Speaker 1: message Iran's attempts to threaten US forces allies and commercial
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  Speaker 1: shipping will be met with overwhelming force. The conflict is
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  Speaker 1: now spreading across the region. In Jordan, the military confirmed
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  Speaker 1: it intercepted five Iranian missiles aimed at the Kingdom. In Iraq,
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  Speaker 1: Us and Saudi forces jointly struck ironoline militias after drone
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  Speaker 1: attacks on Saudi oil facilities, Riyad's first public participation in
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  Speaker 1: strikes alongside Washington and in Egypt, a U. S. Dot
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  Speaker 1: owned gas storage tanker was hit by a drone at
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  Speaker 1: Damietta Port, sparking of fire and raising fears that the
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  Speaker 1: Red Sea Corridor could become a new front. The ripple
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  Speaker 1: effects are already being felt globally. Oil prices have surged
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  Speaker 1: past one one hundred dollars per barrel as traders brace
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  Speaker 1: for prolonged disruptions in the Strait of Hormas and bab Elmandab,
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  Speaker 1: two of the world's most critical energy choke points. With
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  Speaker 1: over fifty thousand U S Service members deployed in the
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  Speaker 1: Middle East, the Pentagon is bracing for further Iranian retaliation,
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  Speaker 1: while embassies warn citizens that evacuation options may soon be limited.
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  Speaker 1: This latest wave of strikes highlights the widening scope of
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  Speaker 1: the war. What began as a confrontation over Iran's regional
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  Speaker 1: ambitions has now become a multi front conflict, stretching from
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  Speaker 1: the Gulf to the Red Sea. The US insists its
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  Speaker 1: campaign is designed to protect forces and allies, but Iran's
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  Speaker 1: about to keep the Strait of Hormas closed suggests the
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  Speaker 1: confrontation is far from over. Ultimately, the strikes on dozens
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  Speaker 1: of IRGC targets mark a turning point. The United States
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  Speaker 1: is escalating pressure, Iran is broadening retaliation, and the Middle
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  Speaker 1: East is sliding deeper into a crisis with global economic consequences.