White House pushes back against mounting questions over any US involvement in Iran school strike – as it happened

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Gen Caine said today that the US will “now begin to expand inland, striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory”, after forces were able to establish air superiority.

“The throttle is coming up,” Caine said, “as opposed to ramping down”.