U.S. Threatens to "Destroy" Iran by Tomorrow Night Without Deal; Iran Strikes U.S. Bases

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As the U.S. military carries out airstrikes on Iran for the second consecutive day, President Trump has threatened to "completely destroy" Iran by tomorrow night (June 12) if it does not sign a proposed agreement. In response, Iran has moved to block the Strait of Hormuz and launched simultaneous strikes on 18 U.S. military bases.

Reporter Gwak Sang-eun has the story.

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U.S. retaliatory airstrikes against Iran have continued for a second day.

In an interview with Fox News on the 10th (local time), U.S. President Trump stated that 49 Tomahawk cruise missiles were used to strike key targets near the Iranian capital of Tehran, emphasizing that "this attack was very vicious and violent."

While noting that the two-day bombing campaign would soon cease, he threatened that if Iran does not sign the agreement proposed by the U.S. negotiating team, he would "destroy them tomorrow night."

Trump also claimed that he had spoken directly with Iranian officials and that they had requested a halt to the airstrikes, a claim that Iranian state media immediately denied as baseless.

Iran has also launched a full-scale retaliatory response.

Declaring a total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz once again, Iran launched simultaneous, intensive attacks targeting 18 U.S. military bases across the Middle East.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had launched missiles and drones at the U.S. 5th Fleet base in Bahrain and struck radar facilities at a U.S. airbase in northern Iraq.

Tensions have reached a fever pitch following local reports that Iranian forces directly fired upon a U.S. vessel passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Gulf nations, exposed to Iran's retaliation, issued a joint statement urging an immediate halt to attacks against them, warning that "Iran's provocations will only lead to greater isolation."

Following the crash of a U.S. Apache helicopter on the 8th, the ongoing military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran have once again left the fragile truce between the two nations on thin ice.

(Video Editing: Lee Seung-jin)
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