America launches fresh strikes on Iran; SpaceX shares slide, and more

from The World in Brief from The Economist

America said it launched another wave of strikes, the second in a matter of hours, on Iran, targeting the country’s “military capabilities”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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