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U.S. and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes

U.S. and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes

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new video loaded: U.S. and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes transcript Back transcript U.S. and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes The United States launched a new wave of airstrikes on Iran early Thursday, and Iran claimed to have retaliated, bringing the two sides close to a return to all-out war. “We’re going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard.” “If we need to negotiate with bombs, we’ll negotiate with bombs. We’ll strike them hard tonight and hopefully Iran makes a good decision. Thank you, appreciate you all.” The United States launched a new wave of airstrikes on Iran early Thursday, and Iran claimed to have retaliated, bringing the two sides close to a return to all-out war. By Julie Yoon June 11, 2026 Source link

Trump says U.S. will seize Iran’s Kharg Island, oil infrastructure

Trump says U.S. will seize Iran’s Kharg Island, oil infrastructure

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US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Shawn Thew | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. military will attack Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” and will soon take over the country’s “oil infrastructure points,” President Donald Trump said Thursday morning. An operation to “assume total control” of Iran’s oil and gas markets and infrastructure, including taking Kharg Island, will occur “at some point in the not too distant future,” Trump vowed in a Truth Social post. Trump compared the forthcoming action to the U.S. operations in Venezuela, “which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America,” he wrote. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news. Source link

Kuwait closes airspace, Israel warns of launches from Lebanon after U.S strikes in Iran

Kuwait closes airspace, Israel warns of launches from Lebanon after U.S strikes in Iran

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Kuwait closed its airspace Thursday local time due to “Iranian aggressions” as it intercepted “hostile aerial targets,” following U.S. strikes against Tehran. Israel’s Home Front Command also warned of launches from Lebanon toward several communities in northern Israel. Iran “struck and destroyed eighteen important targets” belonging to U.S. forces at Kuwait’s Ali Salem and Ahmad al-Jaber air bases, as well as the Sheikh Issa air base in Bahrain, according to the state run Tasnim news agency. The media adviser to Bahrain’s king said the country’s air defense systems had intercepted and destroyed “Iranian aerial attacks.” Earlier in the day, Bahrain’s interior ministry had urged civilians to head to a safe place. The escalation follows U.S. attack on multiple targets in Iran Wednesday stateside at President Donald Trump’s direction, following “Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.” Centcom said strikes were completed at 9:04 p.m. ET Wednesday, adding it hit Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites. U.S. forces fired on Iranian targets that “posed a threat to U.S. forces and international commercial ships transiting …

Tech moguls claim China funds U.S. data center opposition : NPR

Tech moguls claim China funds U.S. data center opposition : NPR

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Protesters hold signs in front the of the Utah State Capitol building to oppose the construction of the Stratos data center in Box Elder County on May 23, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U.S. data centers, while providing little direct evidence. Natalie Behring/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Natalie Behring/Getty Images North America Speaking at an event titled “Harnessing American Power” last month, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum expressed dismay at what he saw as a new wave of local opposition to data centers in America. What’s more, he claimed, not everything was as it seemed. “It’s not organic and local, some of this is foreign-sourced dark money,” he told the crowd. He isn’t alone in his suspicions. Over on the podcast All-In, which is hosted by a group of tech multimillionaires who call each other “besties,” there was also talk of foreign influence, specifically from China. “It is starting to feel or seem like there might be a CCP-funded campaign,” …

Referee barred from entering U.S. for World Cup gets a hero’s welcome in Somalia

Referee barred from entering U.S. for World Cup gets a hero’s welcome in Somalia

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Somalia is not competing at the World Cup, but from the scenes at Mogadishu’s airport Wednesday, you’d think the country had won the trophy. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A crowd of supporters, blue-bereted police and journalists jostled to get close to the plane that had just taxied to the terminal ramp. Stepping off the airliner was not a victorious soccer team, however, but rather the man who has become an emblem of what critics say are America’s strict anti-immigration policies colliding with the world’s biggest sporting event. Omar Artan, 34, was meant to be the first Somali referee to officiate at a World Cup, selected for the tournament starting Thursday in the United States, Canada and Mexico. But after landing Saturday in Miami, where the referees’ training base is, he was detained and questioned for 11 hours, he says, before being sent back home. He is not an isolated case: 15 Iranian officials have also been denied entry, according to Iranian state media, as …

Taiwan drills with U.S. rocket system, firing in China’s direction : NPR

Taiwan drills with U.S. rocket system, firing in China’s direction : NPR

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A rocket is launched from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a military live-fire shooting training in Taichung City, Taiwan, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption toggle caption Chiang Ying-ying/AP TAICHUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan’s military fired rockets in China’s direction from “shoot-and-scoot” mobile launchers on Wednesday in a demonstration of how it might try to repel a Chinese attack. While the U.S.-supplied system known as HIMARS has been tested before, the latest live-fire exercise was the first time its rockets were fired into the waters of the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the self-governing island from China. “Due to the current enemy threat, we will continue HIMARS training with unwavering determination to protect Taiwan as the nation’s strongest force,” army Sgt. Wang Ming-hui said. The military said it used reduced-range practice rockets that don’t fly very far from the coast before falling into the water. China views Taiwan as a renegade province and says it must come under its control at some point in the future. It sends warships and planes …

U.S. launches ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran after downing of helicopter

U.S. launches ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran after downing of helicopter

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Trump says U.S. must ‘respond’ after Iran shoots down helicopter over Hormuz Strait

Trump says U.S. must ‘respond’ after Iran shoots down helicopter over Hormuz Strait

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will “respond” as he accused Iran of shooting down an Apache helicopter that was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. The two pilots involved in the attack “are safe and uninjured,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” Trump did not say what form the U.S. response would take. He has reportedly said privately that he will not throw out the ceasefire with Iran — which remains nominally active despite numerous outbreaks of fighting — unless U.S. troops are killed. But Tuesday’s post signaled that conflict with Iran was about to ramp up once again, despite him claiming hours earlier that a deal with Tehran could be reached as soon as this week. The two sides are in the final stages of a “very, very good deal” that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons and fully reopen the Hormuz Strait “immediately upon signing,” Trump said late Monday night after leaving an NBA Finals game in …