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Anderson Cooper 360

U.S. Launches New Strikes On Iran

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

A second woman goes on camera with her allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, as his staunchest supporters tell him to leave the race. Platner calls the allegations "categorically false" and says they come “from a person with a well-documented political agenda.”  Plus, new American airstrikes on Iran. “This is punishment,” a US official told CNN. “It won’t be over for a bit.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Good evening, two big breaking stories tonight.

0:27.4

A second woman goes on camera with her allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate

0:31.2

Graham Platner, even as his staunchest supporters tell him to leave the race.

0:35.9

First, though, new American airstrikes on Iran.

0:40.3

The scene just moments ago in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media says

0:54.8

the port city of Surik and Kershima Island were also hit.

0:59.0

The ceasefire clearly on hold.

1:01.1

A U.S. official telling CNN the strikes, quote, won't be over for a little bit, adding

1:05.4

this is punishment.

1:07.2

Punishment, that official says, for recent attacks on commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.

1:11.7

The administration today also reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales.

1:16.7

All of this happening with Iran holding funeral observances for the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei,

1:21.6

who was killed at the start of the war in NATO allies meeting in Turkey.

1:25.3

CNN's Kristen Holmes joins us now from Ankara, Turkey.

1:28.2

So what's the president's team saying about these new strikes?

1:33.5

Well, right now in terms of on the record, Anderson, they're just pointing to this post

1:37.6

from Central Command in which they generally just say that the forces have begun launching

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