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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Belam

First Thing: US blocks Iranian missile barrage as pause in fighting falters

A man holding flags gestures as he stands near a crowd
A gathering of Iranian pro-government demonstrators in Tehran on Tuesday. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

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The US military has claimed it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days. In what Washington cast ⁠as “an attempted surprise ⁠attack” by Tehran, Iran had launched ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting. US Central Command (Centcom) said all Iranian missiles launched on Tuesday were intercepted.

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