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Iran Weighs Response to US Strikes on Nuclear Facilities

Iran Weighs Response to US Strikes on Nuclear Facilities

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Iran said 'all options' for retaliation are open after the US struck three nuclear sites with bunker-busting bombs. Donald Trump declared the facilities ' totally obliterated,' a claim difficult to back up through satellite imagery, while a Tehran adviser said its enriched materials remain and that the ' game isn't over.' Trump warned of greater attacks unless Iran makes peace with Israel, while Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said the Jewish state will press on with its fights in Iran and Gaza.

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