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CENTCOM: Nearly 1,700 Iranian Targets Hit in Initial Campaign

CENTCOM says US and allied forces struck nearly 1,700 targets across Iran in the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury, signaling a large scale degradation of Iranian military infrastructure and a major escalation in the Middle East conflict.

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1,700 - Reported number of Iranian targets struck by US and allied forces in the opening days of the campaign

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"I might have forced Israel's hand" — President Donald Trump

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