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United States strikes southern Iran targets "in self-defense" amid Doha peace talks
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The US Armed Forces struck military targets in southern Iran on Monday "in self-defense," according to a statement by US Central Command, in an episode that coincides with the arrival of Iranian negotiators in Qatar for peace talks mediated by the Qatari government. The operation also overlaps with the order issued by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Israeli army to "step on the accelerator" in its offensive against the Shiite militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, despite parallel negotiations between Tel Aviv and Beirut.
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