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Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz
CENTCOM said the latest strikes hit nearly 20 targets and focused on air defense, surveillance and command sites after Iran attacked U.S. bases in the Gulf.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Central Command forces conducted airstrikes against Iranian air defense, ground control, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz, describing the four-hour operation as a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.
- Tensions escalated after an AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed Monday while patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz, an incident President Donald Trump blamed on Iran, further straining the fragile ceasefire reached in April.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps retaliated by launching missile and drone strikes targeting U.S.-linked bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, claiming to have hit 21 regional targets as air-defense alerts sounded across the countries.
- President Trump warned Tehran will "pay the price" for stalled negotiations, while Iran's Foreign Ministry claimed the U.S. attacks "effectively rendered the ceasefire... meaningless," leaving diplomatic prospects uncertain.
- Energy prices climbed as Trump revealed a "secret mission" to escort commercial vessels through the strait, claiming more than 100 million barrels of oil have evaded Iranian blockade attempts amid the ongoing instability.
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Iran targets Gulf nations with missiles after Trump claimed Tehran asked him to stop US airstrikes
According to a report from the New York Post, Iran fired a fresh volley of missiles at three key US allies in the Gulf region early Thursday, hours after American forces conducted a second round of airstrikes against Iranian targets. The escalation comes as tensions between Washington and Tehran show little sign of easing despite […]
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