Trump backs US strikes on Iran as Gaza and Nepal tolls rise
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US President Donald Trump endorsed the recent American strikes on Iran, saying he prevented Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on two US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE. The strikes killed 18 people and wounded more than 140, while Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed three Palestinians.
Key Facts
- US President Donald Trump said he fully approved the strikes on Iran and warned that US forces are ready to strike again at any time.
- Iran attacked two US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE with missiles and drones, damaging communication systems, radar installations, and hangars housing fighter jets.
- The recent US strikes on Iran killed 18 people and wounded more than 140, including six military personnel.
- An Israeli airstrike on Gaza City killed three Palestinians, including two children and a woman, and wounded eight others.
US-Iran Escalation
Trump made the endorsement while funerals were being held in Iran for those killed in the US airstrikes. Local authorities said an American missile struck a wedding site, but the Pentagon maintains it never targets civilians. Trump stated that the operation prevented Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and that all new military equipment intended for the Strait of Hormuz had been destroyed. Tehran announced it would continue retaliatory attacks.
Gaza Strike
Witnesses said children were filling water containers near a truck in a refugee camp when the attack began. The Gaza government described the strike as a covert operation by an Israeli special unit in the area. Residents of Al-Mughayyir village in the West Bank held funerals for teenagers killed by Israeli soldiers and armed settlers.
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