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President Donald Trump says Iran was hit "very hard" overnight as the U.S. carried out its ninth straight night of strikes.
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The United States has carried out a ninth straight night of strikes on Iran
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with Iranian state media reporting new attacks that included the area around the country's
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only civilian nuclear plant. President Trump says Iran was hit very hard overnight
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as the conflict continues to grow after at least three U.S. service members were killed
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in the Middle East over the weekend. One service member died in northern Iraq
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during the controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone. U.S. Central Command has also recovered unidentified remains in Jordan
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where a separate Iranian attack left two American troops dead and another missing in action
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Trump said the service members gave their lives to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon
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We hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three
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it's probably three as opposed to two. Great Patriots Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the troops deaths are a reminder of the price of war Obviously I think sometimes when you look at this stuff we forget we take for granted that our military is so effective the mission they carry out is very very dangerous
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Look, our military all over the world, especially in that part of the world, but all over the world every single day, do very dangerous things
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We've had people who lost their lives in training missions. Nothing the military does with states
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It's all inherently dangerous. And we're just grateful to have such heroic Americans in uniform and service of our country
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The fighting is also spreading across the region. U.S. allies Kuwait and Bahrain reported new Iranian attacks early this morning
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Iran's foreign ministry is also warning the U.S. will face the consequences if American forces try to seize Karg Island after Trump threatened to take control of the key oil export hub
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The escalating conflict is also pushing energy prices higher. AAA says the national average of a gallon of gas has climbed above $4 for just the second time since the war began
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