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The US military said it carried out airstrikes against Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz.
A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf. (Reuters file photo)
The latest US strikes on Iran are “four or five times bigger in scope and power" than the previous attacks carried out ten days ago, a US official told Axios, warning that the operation could continue for several more hours.
The official said the strikes were the most intense US attacks on Iran since the April ceasefire.
Another US official told CNN that the strikes were meant as “punishment, not proportional" and suggested the operation was not close to ending. “This is punishment. It won’t be over for a bit," the official told CNN.
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