air strike

Example Sentences

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Iran confirmed on Monday that Revolutionary Guards commander Alireza Tangsiri had been killed, days after Israel said it targeted him in an air strike.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It also comes after Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, broke his silence for the first time as the country’s supreme leader since succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in an air strike.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Police in Trinidad and Tobago told AFP they're investigating whether two of its citizens were among the six people killed in a US air strike announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

The second way international law addresses proportionality concerns each individual military action within a conflict, such as an air strike.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

A blockade, like an air strike, was an act of war.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin