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Why the US launched airstrikes in Iran this weekend

The U.S. has bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities. President Trump said the objective of the strikes was to end Iran's nuclear threat. As CBS' Cristian Benavides reports, this came nine days after Israel first launched its offensive against the Islamic nation. (edited)
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