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An Israeli military source said that Israel has no connection to the US strikes that targeted Iran, stressing that Tel Aviv will respond "quickly, firmly, and forcefully" to any attempt to target it.

The source added that any direct attack or threat against Israel will be met with a military response, following the US strikes on targets inside Iran.

This came after the United States launched a new round of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz meant the end of the ceasefire agreement.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said that the strikes carried out by the United States against Iran were in response to attacks targeting ships, warning that any additional attacks would lead to greater escalation.

For his part, a US official told CNN that the situation with Iran remains "volatile", noting that US forces are on alert and awaiting developments amid rising tensions between the two sides.

In contrast, military sources said that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is preparing to launch a large-scale attack on US bases in the Middle East in response to the new US strikes, which come about a day after the United States announced it had targeted more than 80 sites across Iran, confirming that the operation was carried out in response to attacks targeting commercial ships.

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