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Prof. Alon Burstein with the @Israel-Palestine Report joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall to discuss the U.S. military’s latest round of strikes on Iran and updates in the war in Gaza. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed a new round of offensive strikes against Iran, July 7, hitting over 80 targets with precision munitions as an immediate response to Iran’s latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. forces struck Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities, and more than [See More…]

New details on the new strikes against Iran. The latest round of U.S. strikes are “significantly larger” than the strikes carried out last month, according to FOX News. A senior U.S. official told Fox News’ Liz Friden that the strikes tonight are “significantly larger” than the strikes carried out last month. These are meant to “send a signal” that attacking commercial shipping is unacceptable, the official said. The strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” U.S. Central Command posted on X. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac discussed the strikes with Caitlin [See More…]