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U.S. strikes across Iran intensify as residential buildings are not spared

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. And residential buildings are not being spared in Tehran.

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Aya Batrawy
Aya Batrawy is an NPR International Correspondent. She leads NPR's Gulf bureau in Dubai.
Steve Inskeep
Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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