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US strikes southern Iran claiming self defense

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The US military conducted “self-defense strikes” targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz amid a ceasefire between the two countries and ongoing negotiations to end the war, according to US Central Command.

“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesman Timothy Hawkins told CNN in a statement when asked about explosions reported around the Strait of Hormuz.

CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz has the details, and CNN global affairs analysts Sabrina Singh and Kim Dozier weigh in on the impact the new strikes could have on the peace negotiations.

0:00 CNN correspondent details what US strikes hit in southern Iran
1:48 Iran’s supreme leader issues statement warning US
3:42 How Iran claims it has retaliated for US strikes
8:29 CNN global affairs analyst on Iran’s state of military readiness

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