U.S. and Iran Trade Missile Barrages as Hopes Dim for a Quick Resolution to the Five-Month Conflict
U.S. Central Command said the overnight strikes followed intercepted Iranian missiles, while a Quinnipiac poll found 60% of voters oppose military action.
- At 5 a.m. Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced a major wave of strikes on Iranian targets, hitting military command centers, missile and drone facilities, and coastal defense sites.
- Following Iran's missile attacks on American forces, President Donald Trump vowed he would "be hitting them very hard" in response to the regional aggression.
- Military command centers and coastal defense sites were primary targets, aiming to reduce threats to American troops and commercial shipping, as officials claim Iran still possesses between 1,500 and 1,600 missiles.
- Coordinated US-Saudi strikes in Iraq left 20 people dead, marking the second consecutive night of regional military operations, while global oil prices fell nearly 1% as of early Thursday morning.
- A new Quinnipiac University poll shows 60% of voters oppose military action in Iran, while 34% support it, signaling eroding public backing for the five-month conflict.
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US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for resolution to five-month conflict
The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict. Following a few days of respite, fears of a wider war have grown, with renewed fighting threatening to engulf even more countries: Jordan said Thursday it intercepted Iranian missiles for the second consecutive day, while Kuwait said a strike in the northern part…
Washington reportedly informed Israel before the resurgence of the American strikes in the night
Iran threatens to ‘punish the aggressor’ after US launches retaliatory strikes
Iran on Thursday threatened to “punish” the United States following a “heavy wave of strikes” against Tehran overnight in retaliation against missile attacks on American forces in the Middle East. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it “will punish the aggressor today,” extending the threat to Gulf nations helping Washington in the conflict, saying such countries would…
US resumes aggression against Iran; CENTCOM announces new strikes
U.S. and Iran strikes intensify as war opens new fronts
Strikes and counter-strikes between the U.S. and Iran intensified on Thursday, fueling fears the conflict could spread across the entire region. For the first time in five months, suspected military action expanded to Egypt with a drone strike that now marks a new front in the war. William Brangham reports.
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