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US airbase targeted by Iran in latest exchange of attacks
IRAN-CRISIS/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV):WRAPUP 2-US says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack
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Tehran accuses US president of planning to restart war, threatens to retaliate for any strikes with attacks beyond Middle East
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Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war
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Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure
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