U.S.-Iran Strikes Continue; U.K. Sanctions Israeli Settlements; Smithsonian Secretary Resigns
Three major developments: escalating military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran, British sanctions targeting Israeli settlements over ethnic cleansing allegations, and the resignation of Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III.

The U.S. and Iran have exchanged strikes in an ongoing escalation of military tensions. Details on the scale and nature of the strikes were not provided in the source material.
The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Israeli settlements, accusing settlers of "ethnic cleansing." Separately, Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has announced his resignation.
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