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Erin Burnett OutFront

U.S. Official: “Major Uptick” In Attacks In Coming Hours

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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3.9715 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The Middle East region is on edge amidst a full scale war where Israel and United States say they are focusing on destroying Iranian missile production, drones, and naval capabilities in Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is CNN breaking news.

0:08.8

And good evening.

0:09.8

Welcome to a special edition of Outfront.

0:11.6

I'm Aaron Burnett live in Tel Aviv tonight, where this country and the region is bracing.

0:18.0

Israel bracing for a new wave of missiles launched from Iran. Israeli military.

0:22.7

They are saying that they have been working to intercept a new wave of missiles launched from Iran.

0:26.8

And we've got new video of what we just experienced here moments ago, a missile attack here in

0:32.0

Tel Aviv. That new wave sent our crew into the bomb shelter in this building just an hour ago where

0:40.0

we've been sheltering in stairwells.

0:42.9

As we heard that, the sirens, and then of course, impact after impact.

0:46.9

If you look at the images from Israeli military sources, it is showing where all the sirens

0:52.7

are going off in the country today. And as you can see

0:55.9

that, it's essentially countless, at least as the eye can see. All right. So this is the experience

1:01.5

that we're having right here. It comes as a senior U.S. official tells CNN that the United States

1:05.8

is, quote, preparing for a major uptick in attacks against Iran.

1:12.0

And we understand right now, understanding from our reporting here,

1:15.7

is that we are in the midst of what is likely the most intense series of strikes in this war,

1:22.3

as I speak, happening right now.

1:24.1

And this phase we are learning will focus.

1:26.3

They say Israel and the United States,

1:28.4

focusing on destroying Iranian missile production, drones, and naval capabilities. The entire

1:34.8

region around us right now on hold in the midst of a full-scale war, waiting for Iran to

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