U.S. Strikes Iran as Threatened... "Retaliatory Operation Begins"

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The United States, which suffered retaliatory attacks from Iran, has bombed Iran once again. Overnight, Brent crude surpassed $95 per barrel, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note broke through 4.8%. All three major U.S. stock indices declined.

From Washington, correspondent Jeon Byeong-nam reports.

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The U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations against Iran, stated that it has airstriked targets belonging to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The Central Command explained that this attack was "a measure taken in response to attempts to attack civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. forces stationed in the Middle East."

This resumption of airstrikes comes just two days later, triggered by Iran's retaliatory attacks.

U.S. President Donald Trump also stated via his social media that "this attack is retaliation for Iran's failed attempt to add more mines to the Strait of Hormuz," warning that "if Iran counterattacks, we will strike again, and Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth."

Iran's state broadcaster IRIB also confirmed the U.S. attack, reporting that bombs fell on a private home where a wedding was taking place, killing four civilians and injuring around 50 others.

[Iranian Military Statement (IRIB Broadcast): The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will crush the cowardly and malicious enemy, the United States, and inflict devastating blows.]

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that it mobilized new air defense systems to shoot down U.S. drones and struck key U.S. military facilities in the region.

It also reissued a strong hardline response message against U.S. economic sanctions.

[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf / Head of Iran's Peace Negotiation Delegation: If the enemies try to block our oil exports in the Persian Gulf, they must know that no one will be able to export oil from the Persian Gulf.]

Amid soaring military tensions centered around Hormuz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that dependence on Hormuz will drop significantly within the next two years.

This explanation suggests that Middle Eastern oil-producing countries will move to expand bypass transportation networks such as pipelines, reflecting the acceleration of alternative transport routes being built by major Middle Eastern crude producers like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

Alongside this, Secretary Bessent warned of additional sanctions targeting banks linked to Iran.

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