Greg Myrie

Well, again, if we're talking just about the military piece of this, I think the information or his tone about how successful the operation has been was largely a correct assessment.

But what did strike me was how little he was willing to say about Iran's new leader.

He just said, I was disappointed.

I think we'll end up with more of the same problems.

He didn't say how he would address that.

So, again, talking about how this war might end, what kind of political settlement might be reached, how he intends to help the Iranian people, he was, I thought, evasive and just not very clear about that.

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Central Command, which is responsible for operations in the Middle East, says that in addition to those killed and seriously wounded, others sustained minor shrapnel injuries.

The brief statement did not provide details.

However, the reference to shrapnel wounds suggests the casualties were caused by the missiles or drones that Iran is firing at U.S.

forces in the region on land and at sea.

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and Israeli airstrikes last June and in the current air campaign have significantly weakened Iran's military.

but it still has the ability to carry out deadly attacks.

In another lethal Iranian strike, a missile hit a civilian area near Tel Aviv on Sunday, killing at least nine people.

Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington.

Israel's military says it launched this new wave of large-scale attacks.

And we've heard these explosions ringing out in Tehran.

Israel says the goal is to establish air superiority.

And really one of the most striking elements in this U.S.-Israel bombing campaign, both last June and again this time, has been how quickly they've crippled Iran's air defenses.