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Iran war: ~100 US soldiers injured in past 14 days, Pentagon says 0 (0)

Nearly 100 US service members have suffered some level of injury since July 7, the Pentagon said, as the United States and Iran exchanged another night of strikes. A Pentagon spokesperson said most of the almost 100 injuries suffered by American troops were “minor concussions.” CNN’s Betsy Klein has the details, and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) and Laura Coates’ panel discuss the injury disclosure and the state of play in Iran. 0:00 “A particularly violent moment” in Iran war 3:30 Democratic rep. reacts to Pentagon’s “lack of transparency” on soldier injuries 6:19 Why did Trump admin. wait 14 days to [See More…]

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Iran war: Trump responds as 3 US troops killed 0 (0)

The US military said on Sunday that another service member was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone. The death comes a day after the Pentagon announced the fatalities of two service members in Jordan. CNN’s Kevin Liptak reports from the White House on the first American casualties resulting from Iranian strikes since March. Also, CNN national security analyst Alex Plitsas and CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton break down the current risk level to US troops in the Middle East region. 0:00 President Trump reacts to US service members killed by Iranian strikes 1:00 CENTCOM [See More…]

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‘I’m #1 on the kill list for Iran’: Trump swaps planes for security 0 (0)

Despite flying the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One to Turkey, President Donald Trump flew on the old Air Force One when he departed the NATO summit. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins discusses the switch with retired US Marine Corps Col. Mark Cancian, who oversaw the Air Force One replacement program for the Bush and Obama administrations. Also, CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks with former Secret Service agent Jonathan Wackrow about the advanced capabilities of the old Air Force One plane, and CNN’s Audie Cornish speaks with Bloomberg Economics defense lead Becca Wasser about gaps in security with the new plane. 0:00 Why did [See More…]

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‘It’s over’: Trump cancels Iran ceasefire after fresh strikes 0 (0)

US President Donald Trump said at the NATO summit this morning that the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran “is over,” after launching a series of strikes at the country overnight. US Central Command said the attacks were carried out in retaliation for a series of Iranian strikes on commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran said today that it would deliver a “crushing response,” claiming that it has launched missiles and drones at 85 US military targets across Bahrain and Kuwait in response to the latest wave of strikes. CNN’s Kristen Holmes reports from the NATO summit in Turkey, [See More…]