Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz
Iran said it hit 21 targets, while Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain activated air defenses and reported no casualties.
- On Wednesday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched missile and drone attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in Bahrain and Kuwait, retaliating for American airstrikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
- U.S. Central Command initiated airstrikes early Wednesday targeting Iranian air defenses and surveillance radar sites, responding to the downing of an AH-64 Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
- Nearly all missiles and drones launched by Iran were intercepted, the U.S. military reported, with no immediate reports of harm to U.S. personnel or damage to facilities as Bahrain and Kuwait activated air defense systems.
- Oil prices climbed about 1% amid the escalation, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowed that Iranian forces "will leave no attack or threat unanswered" and urged foreign forces to depart the region.
- The exchange deepens doubts about brokering a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war, as hostilities continue to threaten the fragile April ceasefire and both sides maintain hard-line negotiating positions.
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US-Iran tensions flare as Trump orders strikes; Tehran hits American bases around Hormuz
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Tehran claims it was self-defense after US attacks in the Strait of Hormuz; Bahrain and Jordan report intercepting attacks.
Iran targets American bases in Jordan and the Gulf after fresh US strikes near Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a US base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz. The clashes mark one of the biggest exchanges in hostilities since the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in April. The Iranian strikes, which included attacks in Kuwait and Bahrain, came after the US military said on X it had targeted Iranian a…
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