{"id":1961,"date":"2026-07-20T04:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/20\/middle-east-live-us-launches-strikes-to-punish-iran-after-troops-killed\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T04:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:50:24","slug":"middle-east-live-us-launches-strikes-to-punish-iran-after-troops-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1961","title":{"rendered":"Middle East live: US launches strikes to &#8216;punish&#8217; Iran after troops killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<div class=\"a-status-tag a-status-tag--breaking\">Live<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East live: US launches strikes to &#8216;punish&#8217; Iran after troops killed<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T22:47:08+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 00:47<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T04:43:00+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 06:43<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/15fbb27a-83c3-11f1-aa48-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26194774981470.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/15fbb27a-83c3-11f1-aa48-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP26194774981470.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/15fbb27a-83c3-11f1-aa48-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26194774981470.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/15fbb27a-83c3-11f1-aa48-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26194774981470.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"This image from video released by US Central Command shows an explosion at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, July 12, 2026.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                This image from video released by US Central Command shows an explosion at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, July 12, 2026        \u00a9 US Central Command via AP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                The United States began a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.\u00a0Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ569439-F24-EN-20260720\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T04:43:00+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 06:43<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Kuwait says its air defences are working to intercept incoming Iranian fire<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T04:42:00+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 06:42<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran Guards say hit US military targets in Kuwait<\/h2>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards said they hit US military targets in Kuwait, including an early-warning radar system that was &#8220;completely destroyed&#8221;, in a statement reported by state news agency IRNA.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Iranian forces &#8220;completely destroyed a US early-warning radar system in a drone strike&#8221;, the Guards said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a separate attack, they struck an equipment and aircraft parts warehouse and an MQ-9 drone hangar at Ali Al Salem Air Base, setting several drones on fire.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T02:11:24+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 04:11<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>US Central Command says it successfully completed the ninth consecutive evening of strikes against Iran, July 19, at 10 pm ET.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The US military said Monday it ended its latest round of airstrikes targeting Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The US military\u2019s Central Command said it targeted \u201cIranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and communications networks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">There was no immediate word from Iran on any casualties or damage from the attacks. Iranian state media reported explosions being heard in southern and northwestern Iran.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T02:01:33+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 04:01<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Rubio says Iran using Hormuz as leverage, calls on other countries to &#8216;step up&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Sunday that Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage in the ongoing Middle East conflict, adding that other countries needed to step up pressure to protect global shipping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">&#8220;It&#8217;s clear that Iran, at least some people in Iran, want to control the straits and hold that as leverage against the world,&#8221; Rubio told reporters ahead of traveling to the Philippines for a meeting of foreign ministers with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">&#8220;The United States will do and continue to do what it needs to, to protect global shipping, but other countries need to begin to step up and provide, whether it&#8217;s hardware or finances, to help carry that burden,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T02:01:12+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 04:01<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran Guards say targeted US planes at Jordan&#8217;s Aqaba airport<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards said Monday that they had targeted US military aircraft stationed at Aqaba Airport in Jordan and caused &#8220;severe damage&#8221; to some of them, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">American heavy transport aircraft and command and control aircraft &#8220;were targeted with ballistic missiles, causing severe damage to a number of them&#8221;, the Guards said in a statement carried by Iran&#8217;s state broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T01:37:55+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 03:37<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#8217;s Guards say two oil tankers &#8216;exploded&#8217; in southern Strait of Hormuz<\/h2>\n<p><span>The \u2060Islamic Revolutionary \u200bGuard Corps said on Monday \u200bthat two oil tankers had exploded and been immobilised after attempting to \u200btransit \u200cwhat it \u2060described as an unsafe southern route through \u200cthe Strait of Hormuz, alleging they \u2060had been encouraged by the US military to \u200buse the<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>passage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>The Guards said the waterway would remain unsafe as long \u200bas what it called US &#8220;aggression&#8221; \u200bin the region \u200bcontinued, warning that &#8220;this passage will not be safe \u200bfor the transit of petrochemical products, nor even a single drop of oil and \u2060gas.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>They told the U.S. military to \u2060prepare \u200bfor a &#8220;punitive operation.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T01:29:05+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 03:29<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards say Strait of Hormuz will not be safe for petrochemical products or &#8220;single drop of oil and gas&#8221; transit as long as US actions in region continue.<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T01:05:33+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 03:05<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Brent crude climbs above $90 a barrel, highest level since June<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T00:28:00+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 02:28<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says US hitting Iran &#8216;very hard&#8217; to honor Americans killed<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">US President Donald Trump said Sunday the latest military strikes on Iran were being carried out in honor of US service members killed in recent days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">&#8220;We hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the, probably three, it&#8217;s probably three great patriots,&#8221; Trump told reporters as he returned to Washington following the World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Trump said &#8220;we feel very badly,&#8221; when asked about the military fatalities, adding that those who died were fighting so that &#8220;Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T00:05:54+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 02:05<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>US embassy in Bahrain says Iran may seek to target sites in central Manama<\/h2>\n<p><span>The \u2060US \u200bembassy \u200bin Manama said \u200bon Monday \u200cit \u2060had \u200cinformation suggesting \u2060Iran may \u200bseek to \u200ctarget unspecified locations \u200cin \u200bcentral Manama and urged \u200bAmericans \u200bin Bahrain \u200bto remain \u200bvigilant.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-20T00:03:45+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 02:03<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>British military says a ship is ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of Oman<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">\u00a0A ship caught fire early Monday in the Strait of Hormuz near the coastline of Oman, the British military said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The British military\u2019s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center issued a warning about the fire, saying it was unclear what sparked the blaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The US military has been encouraging ships to use a route near Oman to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has responded with attacks targeting those vessels, insisting it must have control over the crucial waterway through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T23:26:39+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 01:26<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Kuwait army says intercepting Iranian drone attacks<\/h2>\n<p><span>Kuwaiti air defences were &#8220;engaging hostile drone attacks following Iranian aggression&#8221;, the army said early on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The General Staff of the Army notes that any explosions heard are a result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks,&#8221; the Kuwait Army said in a post on its official X account.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T23:19:50+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 01:19<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>US military says beginning ninth night of strikes on Iran<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T23:19:27+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 01:19<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Few tankers enter Hormuz to load oil, data shows<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The \u2060number of \u200bships transiting the Strait of Hormuz stayed low \u200bduring the weekend as the United States and Iran intensified attacks in the Middle East, shipping data \u200bshowed \u200con Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Four vessels made \u2060the crossing on Sunday, down from eight the previous day, \u200cdata from LSEG showed. At least three \u2060oil products tankers and one Very Large Crude Carrier have entered<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">the strait since \u200bFriday to load oil, the \u200cdata showed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">There have been no visible liquefied natural gas tankers passing through the strait since Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T22:52:09+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 00:52<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran Guards announce attack on &#8216;enemy&#8217; command centre in Syria<\/h2>\n<p>Iran<span>&#8216;s Revolutionary Guards said Monday they had launched a &#8220;surprise attack&#8221; on an enemy command centre in Syria, in a statement reported by state news agency IRNA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>They announced &#8220;a surprise attack on the enemy special operations command center in the Al-Tanf region of Syria in revenge for the blood of martyred soldiers of Iranshahr&#8221;, a city in southeast\u00a0<\/span>Iran<span>, in an IRNA statement posted on Telegram<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T22:43:47+00:00\">20\/07\/2026 &#8211; 00:43<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain, says interior ministry<\/h2>\n<p><span>Bahrain&#8217;s interior ministry said overnight Sunday to Monday that its air raid sirens had sounded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;The siren has been sounded,&#8221; it said in a statement posted on X. &#8220;Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>The island kingdom of Bahrain, host of the US Fifth Fleet, has been targeted by Iranian strikes in recent days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>Kuwait and Bahrain, which host US military installations, have borne the brunt of attacks by\u00a0<\/span>Iran<span>\u00a0on its Gulf neighbours since hostilities resumed this month despite a ceasefire and memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>Bahrain has accused\u00a0<\/span>Iran<span>\u00a0of targeting civilians in its attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T21:20:41+00:00\">19\/07\/2026 &#8211; 23:20<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>US announces another troop death as Israel warns Tehran&#8217;s attacks are coming close<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The United States announced another death of a service member as it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday in response to the killing of US troops, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Step by step, the US and Iran have returned closer to all-out war as last month&#8217;s interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled. Both sides have targeted civilian infrastructure relied on by millions of people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The US military said the service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the \u201ccontrolled detonation\u201d of a downed Iranian drone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T21:13:04+00:00\">19\/07\/2026 &#8211; 23:13<\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T21:09:14+00:00\">19\/07\/2026 &#8211; 23:09<\/time>                        <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=qC2aR5yuRNN2q5hGext3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran army says targeted US bases in Kuwait with drones, state TV reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=sH0aarc8Xu1Y4dmNV04L\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US launches strikes to &#8216;punish&#8217; Iran after troops killed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=A0WmDXaobH1buysrZ4cb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran&#8217;s Guards say two ships involved in &#8216;accident&#8217; after defying Hormuz warnings, Tasnim reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=SX28HF1uFqzNBp8s7crs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kuwait says water, power plant on fire after second hit in days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=K1Drw57ITHYqQuDIkIBW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran nuclear agency condemns US strike on Darkhovin nuclear power plant site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=B4ny4qu62M0lvcsbv4NV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IAEA investigates reports of attack on Iran&#8217;s Darkhovin nuclear power plant site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.eu.arena.im\/events#post=MmIhmrXlWc1eIpMaPyn4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan shot down three Iranian missiles, state news agency reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260719-middle-east-live-us-targets-iran-s-revolutionary-guard-in-retaliation-for-killed-troops\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A \u2060US \u200bservice \u200bmember was killed on Saturday &#8220;during \u200ba \u200ccontrolled \u2060detonation \u200cof unexploded ordnance&#8221; in \u2060northern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iraq\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iraq<\/a>, US \u200bCentral \u200cCommand (CENTCOM) has said in a statement.<\/li>\n<li>US Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Marco Rubio<\/a> praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Lebanon<\/a> for its &#8220;move towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/peace\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">peace<\/a>&#8221; after meeting with Lebanese President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/joseph-aoun\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Joseph Aoun<\/a> in Washington.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/defence\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">defence<\/a> minister has said his country will respond powerfully to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/attacks\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">attack<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a>, after Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian missile launched towards the Jordanian city of Aqaba.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"USA\">    USA<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/kuwait\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Kuwait\">    Kuwait<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Strait of Hormuz\">    Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Middle East live: US launches strikes to &#8216;punish&#8217; 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