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Iran's supreme leader defies US strikes as Army issues threat guide

The Army's new threat guide focuses on Iran's military as the supreme leader dismisses the strikes; both sides insist nothing has shaken them.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Best of BBN
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, says American and Israeli strikes have failed to weaken his country's military, and Fox News reports he called the attacks malicious.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the strikes didn't work. That sounds like good news for somebody.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a claim, Hank, and a convenient one.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMeanwhile the U.S. Army has released a new threat guide that focuses on Iran's roughly three hundred fifty thousand troops.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree hundred fifty thousand. Somebody counted.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe New York Post reports Iran set a supertanker ablaze after the U.S. took out a ship that was breaking its blockade.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat happens next is unclear, and neither side is signaling a step back.

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