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The US has dozens of military outposts and air bases across the region
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After weeks of threats by Donald Trump, U.S. forces have directly attacked Iran’s three main nuclear sites - and Tehran has said it reserves the right to defend itself.
Trump claimed to have “completely, totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program, in a series of missile strikes and bombings. It came days after he gave himself a two-week deadline to make a decision on the attack.
