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CENTCOM: U.S. Says It Destroyed More Than 30 Iranian Ships

CENTCOM released footage and said US forces set ablaze and sank dozens of Iranian-linked vessels in a sustained maritime campaign that commanders say cripples Tehran’s ability to threaten shipping in the region

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90% - Decline in Iranian ballistic missile attacks since US air campaign began, Pentagon reports

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"Iran has lost everything" — President Donald Trump

SPX 6,831 ↓ 0.56% Dow 47,955 ↓ 1.61% Nasdaq 22,749 ↓ 0.26% Gold 5,118 ↑ 0.76% BTC 70,763 ↓ 0.16%

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