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US launches strikes on Iran in retaliation for failed attack on American troops
The Pentagon said Tuesday that it successfully intercepted an Iranian missile attack on U.S. forces stationed in the Middle East. The U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran Wednesday evening in retaliation for an attempted Iranian attack on American forces in the Middle East, the Pentagon announced, the first U.S. strikes following a brief lull in the fighting. U.S. Central Command, in a social media post, characterized the strikes as a "powerful response" to the Iranian missiles launched Tuesday. The strikes mark the first ones CENTCOM has publicly acknowledged the U.S. launched on Iran in five days, a respite which was preceded by 13 days of consecutive air attacks on the country.