The U.S. and Iran exchanged airstrikes on Thursday, shattering a fragile diplomatic lull that had held since the end of last week (Union Bulletin, 2026).
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Earth Changes Jul 30, 2026US Launches Heavy Wave of Strikes on Iran
The strikes came hours after US President Donald Trump promised to hit Iran “very hard” (Fox News, 2026)
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Earth Changes Jul 29, 2026Iran launched multiple missiles at American forces, U.S. military says
The attack coincided with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House meeting with President Donald Trump, where tensions over war strategy…
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Two Iran wars in fourteen months — June 2025’s 12-Day War and the still-active 2026 war. Death toll, injured, and financial cost figures from Iranian…