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The United States launched new attacks on Iran in the midst of a ceasefire.

Israeli officials have insisted they will continue attacking in one of the fronts of the war in Lebanon, where there is also supposed to be a ceasefire.

NPR's Daniel Estrin is following all of this from Tel Aviv and joins me now.

Good morning, Daniel.

So what were these U.S.

attacks on Iran trying to achieve?