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

NPR | By Aya Batrawy,

Steve Inskeep

Published March 11, 2026 at 4:21 AM EDT

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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