Iran VOWS to continue striking until Americans 'REGRET THEIR CRIMES'
>> Sandra: PRESIDENT TRUMP. TURNING UP THE PRESSURE ON IRAN. WITH TWO ROUNDS OF RETALIATORY. STRIKES IN THREE DAYS. U.S. FORCES STRUCK IRANIAN. MILITARY TARGETS YESTERDAY AFTER. THE REGIME ATTACKED SHIPS. PASSING THROUGH THE STRAIT OF. HORMUZ. IT ALSO LAUNCHED MISSILES AND. DRONES AT AMERICAN TROOPS IN THE. REGION. MEANWHILE U.S. SANCTIONS ARE. TIGHTENING THE SQUEEZE ON IRAN'S. ALREADY STRUGGLING ECONOMY.
HERE IS REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN. TIM BURCHETT OF THE FOREIGN. AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON THAT. >> THE PRESIDENT'S COMPLETELY. CORRECT IN TAKING THIS ACTION. AND I SUPPORT HIM IN THIS. BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL. WE SHOULD ALLOW IRAN TO HAVE ANY. NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES WHATSOEVER. AND THE ONLY WAY WE ARE GOING TO. STOP THEM IS EITHER MILITARILY. OR ECONOMICALLY AND THE. PRESIDENT IS USING BOTH OF THOSE. I THINK VERY EFFECTIVE. "AMERICA REPORTS.". >> Sandra: TREY YINGST. REPORTING LIVE OUT OF TEL AVIV.
FOR US AT THIS HOUR. >> SANDRA, GOOD MORNING. OVERNIGHT THE UNITED STATES. UNLEASHING A SERIES OF. AIR STRIKES AGAINST SOUTHWESTERN. IRAN. ACCORDING TO THE CENTCOM, THE. U.S. FORCES TARGETED AIR DEFENSE. SITES ALONG WITH RADAR SYSTEMS, MARITIME CAPABILITIES, AND. MINELAYING BOATS BELONGING TO TO. THE IRANIAN REGIME. WE DO KNOW PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD. FOX NEWS OVERNIGHT IF THEY DO. RESPOND THEY WILL BE HIT MUCH. HARDER. THIS IS A VERY BIG HINT TODAY. IF IT GOES A THIRD TIME THEY'RE. GOING TO BE TOTALLY WIPED OUT AS.
A COUNTRY. THE IRANIANS DID E END UP. RESPONDING TO THE U.S. STRIKES. BY LAUNCHING 13 BALLISTIC. MISSILES AT U.S. FORCES IN. JORDAN THEY TARGETED THE UAE, KUWAIT, BAHRAIN, WITH MISSILES. AND DRONES. >> THE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE. AMERICANS WILL CONTINUE IN A. DECISIVE MANNER UNTIL THEY. REGRET THEIR CRIMES. CONTINUING THE AMERICAN. PROVOCATIONS IN THE REGION WILL. BE MET WITH HEAVIER, BROADER, MORE DESTRUCTIVE RESPONSES.
>> IRANIAN OFFICIALS SAY FOUR. CIVILIANS INCLUDING A CHILD WERE. KILLED BY U.S. AIR STRIKES WHILE. AT A WEDDING. CENTCOM RESPONDED TO THE REPORTS. SAYING WE ARE AWARE OF THE. REPORTS WHICH ORIGINATED FROM. IRANIAN STATE MEDIA AND WE ARE. LOOKING INTO THEM. U.S. MILITARY NEVER TARGET. CIVILIANS UNLIKE THE IRGC. THESE COMMENTS COME AS U.S. SANCTIONS DO CONTINUE TO. PRESSURE IRAN APPEAR THE IRANIAN. RIAL CONTINUES TO DEVALUE WITH. ITS STANDING AT MORE THAN. 2.1 MILLION RIYAL TO A SINGLE. U.S. DOLLAR PER U.S. NAVAL. BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS IS.
ADDING TO THE ECONOMIC STRAIN. >> WHAT SECRETARY BESSENT IS. DOING IS UNPRECEDENTED. HE IS ATTEMPTING TO ISOLATE FROM. IRAN ALL OF THEIR REVENUE. SOURCES. TO CAUSE TRUE ECONOMIC PARALLEL. TO THEM. ON A SCALE THAT WE HAVE NEVER. SEEN, TO ISOLATE A COUNTRY. FINANCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY AND. ALL OF THEIR NETWORKS AND JUST. SHUT THEM DOWN. I LOVE THE OBJECTIVE HE IS. TRYING TO ACHIEVE HERE. THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE OF THE.
NATION. >> THE REGION WAITS TO SEE IF. AND HOW THE UNITED STATES WILL. RESPOND TO THAT IRANIAN. COUNTERATTACK AGAINST U.S. FORCES OVERNIGHT. IT DID INCLUDE 13 BALLISTIC. MISSILES LAUNCHED TOWARD U.S.
