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I'm Jason Palmer.
And I'm Rosie Blau.
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First up though, America says it struck more than 2,000 targets in Iran
since its joint campaign with Israel began on Saturday.
Iran has responded with a barrage of missiles on military and economic targets across the Middle East.
Until a few days ago, it seemed a remote idea
that it would both lash out at its oil-rich neighbors and block the Strait of Hormuz.
But Iran knows that the region's strength is also its vulnerability.
Millions of barrels of oil travel through the Strait of Hormuz each day,
prompting Donald Trump to say that, if necessary,
US Navy vessels would escort the tankers.