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Latest US strikes on Iran roughly twice the size of previous bombardment, source tells 'Post'
Several locations in southern Iran were targeted by US forces, with explosions heard in the cities of Bushehr, Abu Musa, Kish Island, Ahwaz, and Qeshm Island, Iranian state media Press TV reported.
