Trump Goes Back to Bombing Iran as Deal Implodes

Nathan Howard / REUTERS U.S. military forces have carried out strikes in Iran as President Donald Trump’s peace deal implodes. The strikes, which officials labeled as “self-defensive,” took place on Monday in southern Iran, attacking missile launch sites and boats that U.S. Central Command told Fox News were attempting to emplace mines. “U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement. The statement was additionally obtained by The New York Times . Read more at The Daily Beast.

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