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America's Central Command said it launched new attacks on Iran hours after Donald
Trump promised to hit the country "very hard." The latest exchange of strikes underway despite
nominal truce began on Tuesday when America bombed Iran in retaliation for shooting down an army helicopter.
Iran responded by striking an American air base and other sites across the Middle East.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 17 people in southern Lebanon, according to local officials.
Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia.
Iran previously threatened to retaliate against Israel if it continued to strike Lebanon.
Earlier, the United Nations said investigators will visit Lebanon to look into possible violations
of international law by all parties fighting in the country.
America's annual inflation rate was 4.2% in May, up from 3.8% in April and the highest in three years.
The core inflation rate, which strips out food and energy prices, was 2.9%.