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The US military said the strikes were in response to Iran firing missiles at US forces in the Middle East on Tuesday.
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The U.S. forces began launching strikes against Iran Wednesday stateside, plunging the two sides back into open conflict after a days-long pause.
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The United States is again exchanging strikes with Iran, just days after the president appeared to reject plans to escalate.
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;Resize=(620)) Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighbouring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters.
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The threat came after Saudi Arabia joined U.S. military strikes on Iranian proxies.
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President Trump is vowing a retaliatory strike against Iran after the Iranian regime unsuccessfully attempted to attack U.S. troops. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
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At least 20 fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi militias with ties to Iran, were killed in a wave of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes.
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Rescue work continued on Wednesday morning for the missing.
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