Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting
Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting - Published Iran has launched "multiple" ballistic missiles in an "attempted surprise attack"...
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- Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting - Published Iran has launched "multiple" ballistic missiles in an "attempted surprise attack" on American forces in the Middle East, the US military said, shattering a lull in the fighting.
- Iran said it had targeted a US base in Jordan.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also said that it had hit three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Tasnim News Agency.
- Centcom said Iran's military "and its terrorist proxies must cease these attacks to avoid further US military response".
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Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting - Published Iran has launched "multiple" ballistic missiles in an "attempted surprise attack" on American forces in the Middle East, the US military said, shattering a lull in the fighting. Iran said it had targeted a US base in Jordan. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also said that it had hit three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Tasnim News Agency. Centcom said Iran's military "and its terrorist proxies must cease these attacks to avoid further US military response". Earlier on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia said its military had intercepted and destroyed drones targeting petroleum facilities in the country's eastern region. At least 624 US military service members have been wounded since Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to recent Pentagon data.