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Iraqis inspect damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)The US military early Thursday launched a fresh wave of “strikes against Iran” in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a US base in Jordan. The US Central Command in a statement said it struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defense sites, and maritime capabilities.
The latest barrage comes after the US partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. Explosions were heard in Qeshm, Kish, Bandar Abbas, Abadan and Bushehr. The latest strikes came hours after US President Donald Trump vowed to hit Iran “very hard” after it targeted a base in Jordan that hosts American troops.Story continues below this ad
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it fired missiles Tuesday at Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, a key US military hub for the region. Meanwhile, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported damage in Qeshm Island, where the maximum damage was inflicted the US strikes.
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