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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Pentagon officials said Monday U.S. forces struck more than 1,000 targets in Iran during the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike mission that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other officials on Saturday.

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