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U.S. says B-2 bombers hit Iran's missile sites; Trump says nine warships sunk
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- 8:58 PM in Tehran
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- Iran
Central Command said B-2 stealth bombers struck Iran's ballistic missile facilities with 2,000-pound bombs, and Trump said U.S. forces had destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval ships and "largely destroyed" Iran's naval headquarters. Earlier Sunday the U.S. military said it struck an Iranian warship at a southern port.
Why it matters
The claims tracked two of Trump's stated aims, destroying Iran's missile industry and its navy, the forces Iran would need to threaten Gulf shipping.
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