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US carries out fresh Iran strikes, CENTCOM says

AL-MONITOR
Jul 29, 2026
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. military aircraft flies at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 20, 2026. U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. military aircraft flies at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 20, 2026. U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo — U.S. Central Command

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - The United States is conducting air strikes in Iran, the U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday.

The strikes started at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT), it said.

"The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday's attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces based in the Middle East," CENTCOM said.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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