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Story summary
- U.S. Central Command proposed deploying Army’s hypersonic weapon Dark Eagle to strike Iran.
- Iran moved missile launchers beyond 300-mile range of Precision Strike Missile, prompting the request.
- Dark Eagle, which flies at Mach 5, reaches 1,725 mi and costs $15 million, is not yet operational and its deployment remains unapproved.
- President Donald Trump reiterated the blockade on Iran and will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless Tehran abandons its nuclear ambitions.
