Iran retaliates against U.S. strikes after more than a month without direct attacks
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- Iran launched missiles at U.S. forces after a U.S. strike on two launchers on Larak Island, according to U.S. officials and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
- Missiles headed toward Jordan were intercepted, and no casualties were reported at the time.
Iran launched retaliatory missile attacks against U.S. forces after the United States struck two launchers on Iran’s Larak Island, bringing the two countries into direct conflict again after more than a month.
CNN, citing a U.S. official, reported that missiles aimed toward Jordan were intercepted and that no damage had been reported. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had attacked two U.S. bases in Jordan, King Hussein base and Al Azraq base, with ballistic missiles.
The United States had said Iranian forces were preparing to launch rockets to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards said the Larak Island strike caused military and civilian casualties and warned that it would retaliate.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. 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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