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Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the U.S. launched military strikes against Iran, raising concerns that renewed hostilities could threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — US forces carried out strikes against Iran on Wednesday in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter by the Islamic Republic a day earlier.
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US Central Command (Centcom) said that it completed "self-defense strikes" against Iran in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter a day earlier.
South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday on news that the United States has launched new strikes on Iran and overnight tech losses on Wall Street.
There are reports of explosions heard on Qeshm Island, located south of Iran in the Daraghan Province.
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Iranian state media is reporting several consecutive blasts heard in the southern area of Bandar Abbas.
SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started sharply lower Wednesday on news that the United States has launched new strikes on Iran and overnight tech losses on Wall Street.
US President Donald Trump said that he believes the US and Iran will still reach a “very good” deal after the US struck Iran, in a phone call with ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl just before US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the strikes Tuesday evening, ABC News reported.
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American politician Mike Johnson said that he and several cabinet members were earlier notified of the Trump administration's decision to launch strikes targeting Iran.
The semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr is reporting new explosions in the city of Jask, in the southern province of Hormozgan.
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US forces carried out "proportional" strikes against Iran on Tuesday in response to the Islamic Republic shooting down an Apache attack helicopter the day before, the US military said.
The United States began launching strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening, following the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday.
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European and Gulf nations on Tuesday accused Iran of continuing to breach its nuclear obligations, as the UN atomic agency remains unable to verify that Tehran's programme is peaceful.
European and Gulf nations on Tuesday accused Iran of continuing to breach its nuclear obligations, as the UN atomic agency remains unable to verify that Tehran's programme is peaceful.
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The US military launched new strikes against Iran on Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump said he would respond to the shoot-down of an American attack helicopter.
Iran shot down a “highly sophisticated” Apache attack helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, underscoring how, contrary to the US leader’s previous claims, Iran retains air defence capabilities.
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President Donald Trump said Iran had shot down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight and vowed to respond, but gave no other details.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a US military helicopter was shot down by Iran and that the United States "must" respond.
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US President Donald Trump announced that America “must” respond to Iran’s downing of a US Apache Helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
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