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U.S. says it will strike deeper into Iran, saying war has 'only just begun'

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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On Wednesday, the U.S. said that its war with Iran has only just begun. The war expanded again as Iran fired a drone into NATO territory, and the U.S. used a torpedo fired by a submarine to sink a warship for the first time since World War II. The U.S. says it has struck more than 2,000 targets and Iran's health ministry says more than 920 people there have been killed. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Welcome to the NewsHour. The U.S. Defense Secretary said today that the war with Iran has only just begun, and the war expanded once again.

0:10.0

Iran for the first time fired a drone into NATO territory, and the U.S. used a torpedo fired by a submarine to sink a warship for the first time since World War II.

0:20.6

The U.S. says it has struck more than 2,000 targets.

0:23.6

Iran's health ministry says more than 920 people there have been killed.

0:28.6

Our Nick Schiffren starts our coverage.

0:31.6

Today, Tehran woke to terrifying booms that engulfed the night sky and flames.

0:42.6

By day, the Capitol's revolutionary square battered, many buildings, broken, and structures

0:48.9

shattered as rescue workers prayed for the dead.

0:53.0

Monira Tehrani cannot believe what she's seen.

0:56.0

I hope this ends sooner, and so many people won't be killed anymore.

1:01.0

We are punching them while they're down, which is exactly how it should be.

1:06.0

In Washington, Pentagon leaders said U.S. strikes had so far focused on Iran's ballistic

1:11.0

missile infrastructure and drones in Iran's west and northwest.

1:16.5

And U.S. strikes will soon spread deeper into Iran now that the U.S. has more control over

1:21.8

Iran's skies.

1:22.8

We will now begin to expand inland, striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory.

1:30.3

And the U.S. expanded the war zone today with an event not seen in more than 80 years.

1:36.3

A submarine's torpedo sunk the Iranian warship, Iris Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka.

1:42.3

The ship was returning home from an exercise hosted by India.

1:46.2

Sri Lankan authorities rescued 32 sailors and recovered nearly 100 bodies, with dozens

1:51.9

still missing.

1:53.5

In total, the U.S. says it has sunk 20 Iranian ships.

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