Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan in retaliation for US strikes

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have launched drone and missile attacks on US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan. These actions were stated as retaliation for US strikes on Iranian ports and islands in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC stated it attacked US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait, and an air base in Azraq, Jordan, claiming to have destroyed four targets including an F-35 hangar. The US military reported intercepting and shooting down five missiles launched from Iran towards Azraq, with no reported injuries or damage. This escalation follows US strikes on Iran after an Apache helicopter was downed, which the US blamed on Iran.

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The IRGC claimed a long-range missile strike on an air base in Azraq, Jordan.

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The IRGC claimed it launched drone attacks on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait.

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Iran's IRGC claimed attacks on US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan in retaliation for US strikes.

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The US military attacked Qeshm Island and ports along the Iranian coast after blaming Iran for downing a US Apache helicopter.

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Jordan's military intercepted and shot down five missiles launched from Iran towards Azraq.

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DEVELOPING STORY, Strikes come after US attacked Iranian ports and islands in the Strait of Hormuz over the downing of a helicopter.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed attacks on United States military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian ports and islands in the Strait of Hormuz.In a statement carried by state media on Wednesday, the IRGC said it launched drone attack on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait, as well as a long-range missile strike on an air base in Azraq, Jordan.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US military launches ‘self-defence strikes’ targeting Iranlist 2 of 4Trump vows retaliation after claiming Iran shot down Apache helicopterlist 3 of 4Iran conflict: Why has oil stayed near $100 a barrel?list 4 of 4US attacks Iran after Apache helicopter downed in Strait of Hormuzend of listIt said it attacked 21 US targets and destroyed four of them, including an F-35 fighter jet hangar at the base in Jordan.It also claimed shooting down a US MQ-9 drone in the skies over the Iranian city of Jam.The latest flare-up comes after the US military attacked Qeshm Island and ports along the Iranian coast in the Strait of Hormuz after blaming Iran for the downing of a US Apache helicopter earlier on Tuesday.The IRGC said the US’s attacks had caused damage to a telecommunications tower in the town of Sirik and destroyed to water tanks there.It also warned that its forces remain fully prepared to deliver a “crushing and decisive” response to any US military actions, and said Washington would bear full responsibility for the consequences of further escalation.There was no immediate comment from the US.In Jordan, the military said it intercepted and shit down five missiles launched from Iran towards Azraq and said the operation “resulted in the fall of shrapnel without any human injuries or material damage”.The attacks prompted air raid alarms in Bahrain and Kuwait.

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