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Trump Says ‘We Expect Casualties’ After Three US Service Members Die

US President Donald Trump said that American soldiers dying during strikes on Iran was to be expected in a war that was nevertheless a "great deal" for the world.

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah Vows to ‘Confront Aggression’ of US, Israel

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah vowed Sunday to confront the United States and Israel over their strikes on the group's key backer Iran.

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First US Service Members Killed in Operation Against Iran

Three members of the US military have been killed and five others wounded in the operation against Iran, the Pentagon said Sunday, announcing the first American deaths in the US-Israeli campaign that killed the Islamic Republic's supreme leader.

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Iran Leader Khamenei Killed in Massive US and Israeli Attack

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack, sparking a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Tehran on Sunday.

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US and Israel Launch Strikes Against Iran

The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iranian cities on Saturday, triggering explosions and columns of smoke in the capital Tehran.

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USS Gerald Ford, World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier, at US Base on Crete

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has reached the US naval base of Souda Bay on Crete, en route to joining a massive military build-up in the Middle East.

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Iran Would React ‘Ferociously’ to Any US Attack, Warns of Regional Conflict

Iran vowed on Monday to retaliate "ferociously" against any attack from the United States, and repeated its warning of a regional conflagration in response to President Donald Trump's latest threat of strikes.

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Iranian Students Chant Anti-Government Slogans, as US Threats Loom

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders.

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Trump Says Weighing Strike on Iran as Tehran Says Draft Deal Coming Soon

US President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran after ordering a major naval buildup in the Middle East aimed at heaping pressure on Tehran to cut a deal to curb its nuclear program.

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Why a Strike on Iran Won’t Stay Limited

A “limited strike” on Iran is unlikely to remain limited because the political ceiling that once constrained escalation is eroding.

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