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Conflict spread across the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on 28 February.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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U.S. strikes on Iran's Kharg Island do not represent a change in American strategy, JD Vance said.
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The victims had no ties to Hezbollah, and Israel said they were not targets. Many Lebanese are angry with Israel, but also with Hezbollah for embroiling their country in the war.
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President Trump announced a two-week pause on Iran strikes if the country agrees to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had earlier threatened to wipe out the country's infrastructure, saying "a whole civilization will die tonight," if no deal was reached.
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A "whole civilization will die tonight," the president said as he turned up the pressure on Iran's leaders to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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