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Iran attacks US bases across the Middle East after American strikes
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Iran attacks US bases across the Middle East after American strikes

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • Iran said it launched missiles and attack drones at US bases and interests in the region after American forces struck Iranian targets.
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked US bases in Jordan, Iraq and Bahrain, while Jordan reported intercepting 10 ballistic missiles and said three others fell in uninhabited areas.
  • The escalation followed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's proposal to return to diplomacy, while Iranian authorities reported four deaths and more than 50 injuries from a US strike in southern Iran.

Iran launched what it called a “decisive retaliatory operation” against US bases and interests in the Middle East, using missiles and attack drones after a new wave of American strikes on Iranian territory.

US Central Command said American forces had struck targets belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The targets included air-defense facilities, radar systems, naval assets and facilities, mine-laying capabilities and communications installations. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards later said they had attacked US bases in Jordan, Iraq and Bahrain.

decisive retaliatory operation

— Iranian state news agency Tasnim, citing IranIran's description of its missile and drone attacks on US bases and interests in the region.

Jordan's armed forces said they destroyed 10 ballistic missiles launched from Iran. Three other missiles fell in remote, uninhabited areas, and authorities reported no injuries. Kuwait also said it had come under attack by missiles and drones, while warning sirens sounded in Bahrain early in the morning, according to Agence France-Presse correspondents.

If Tehran retaliates against this completely justified attack, it will be hit again, much harder and much more forcefully.

— Donald TrumpThe US president's threat of a stronger response in a Truth Social post.

US President Donald Trump threatened a much stronger response if Tehran retaliated. “If Tehran retaliates against this completely justified attack, it will be hit again, much harder and much more forcefully,” he wrote on Truth Social. Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari promised “larger and more destructive reprisals” if US attacks continued, warning every country cooperating with the American military.

The strikes began hours after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian proposed returning to diplomacy, as negotiations had remained at a complete impasse. Iran's Red Crescent said a US missile strike in southern Iran killed four people, including a child, and injured more than 50 others. Pezeshkian said Iran would honor the so-called Islamabad memorandum of understanding if the United States fulfilled its commitments, though the article says the agreement signed in mid-June had already been broken apart soon afterward.

larger and more destructive reprisals

— Ebrahim ZolfaghariThe Iranian military spokesman's warning if US attacks continue.
About this summary

Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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