U.S. Strikes Iran for Second Consecutive Day; Iran Retaliates Against Neighboring Countries

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The U.S. military has continued its airstrikes against Iran for the second consecutive day. In response, Iran has launched retaliatory attacks on neighboring countries, including Bahrain and Kuwait, where U.S. military bases are located.

Reporter Yu Deok-gi has the story.

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The U.S. military has continued its airstrikes against Iran for the second consecutive day.

U.S. Central Command announced on July 8 (local time) that it had "initiated additional airstrikes targeting Iran under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief, President Trump."

President Trump stated that the strikes were in retaliation for attacks on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that if Iran attacks U.S. forces, the U.S. will retaliate with overwhelming force.

[Donald Trump / President of the United States: This is in retaliation for (the previous attacks on merchant ships). Iran actually attacked three ships, not two. Every time Iran attacks us, we will strike them with 20 times (the power).]

President Trump, who had previously signaled the additional strikes, also warned that he could blockade the Strait of Hormuz again.

At the same time, he drew a line, stating that the military exchange with Iran would not lead to the end of a ceasefire or the resumption of full-scale war.

[Donald Trump / President of the United States: I don't think (the war) will start again. I see it ending very quickly. Oil supplies will be very free and smooth, and everything will happen very quickly.]

The targets of the U.S. airstrikes are reported to be Iranian coastal radar, anti-ship missile bases, and air defense systems.

Iranian media reported that powerful explosions were heard multiple times in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Konarak in southern Iran, and that a railway bridge in northeastern Iran was also hit by U.S. attacks.

Iran immediately retaliated.

Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar were among the countries targeted by missiles and drones, though specific damage from these strikes has not yet been reported.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and head of the negotiation team with the U.S., warned the United States, saying that threats and breaking promises do not come for free, and that if they attack, they will certainly be attacked in return.

Iran released footage of the office of the late Supreme Leader Khamenei, who died immediately after U.S. airstrikes on the first day of the war last February, demonstrating hostility toward the United States both domestically and internationally.

(Video Editing: Park Chun-bae)
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