Trump Says U.S. Is Striking Hard, Questions Leadership in Tehran

President declares American forces are hitting Iranian targets while dismissing Tehran as a "failed state" whose leadership structure is unclear; Vice President Vance says strikes responded to Iranian attempt to mine Strait of Hormuz
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