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Israel strikes Iran, U.S. official says; Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is here

Israel has launched a strike against Iran, a U.S. official tells NPR. Taylor Swift's highly anticipated "Tortured Poets Department" is here.
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a U.S. official tells NPR. Iran state media reports that according to Iranian Brigadier General Mihan Dost, the were the sounds of Iranian air defenses intercepting an "unknown object." The central city of Isfahan is home to sites associated with Iran's nuclear program. The International Atomic Agency says there's been no damage to Iran's nuclear sites. The strike comes less than a week after Iran's on Israel. Israel's military and

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