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U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes on Iran after attack on American forces 94%
7/30/2026, 5:33:12 AM
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Overnight, the US launching retaliatory strikes against Iran.
The Pentagon calling it a powerful response after the regime targeted American forces in the region.
>> We're going to be hitting them very hard because it's our turn to hit them.
They know it's coming.
They're asking us not to do it.
>> The war only escalating across the Middle East.
Two ships, one owned by the US, were hit in an apparent drone strike off Egypt's coast.
Saudi Arabia entering the conflict too, joining the US in striking Iranianbacked groups in Iraq.
thought to have carried out attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure.
Sources say the president initially held off on a massive attack to pursue diplomatic talks, repeatedly claiming Iran wanted to make a deal.
But all of that was upended when Iran launched an attempted surprise attack on US forces based in Jordan.
Overnight, Jordan intercepting missiles for the second day in a row.
And as the conflict deepens, so has Americans frustrations with the war.
A new Quinnipiac poll finds that 66% of Americans say the war is not worth fighting.
At the White House, the president asked if he would always respond to an Iranian strike.
>> Will I always hit back?
Yes, >> pretty much.
>> And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who launched this war with the US, issuing this warning in an interview with our Lindsey Davis.
>> If Iran does strike Israel, how will you respond?
I think they'll make a terrible mistake and we'll respond very very forcefully.
>> Netanyahu has also been less optimistic than President Trump that a deal with Iran could ultimately be reached.
He met with President Trump here at the White House and he says that they discussed three options.
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