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Iran attacks US bases in Middle East after reports US strike killed five at wedding party
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- Tehran launched missile and drone attacks on US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain following renewed US strikes against Iran, which targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) positions.
- The Iranian Red Crescent reported five deaths, including a child, and over 50 injuries after shrapnel from a US missile strike hit a wedding celebration in Sirik, southern Iran, though the US military denied targeting civilians.
- Iran retaliated with ballistic missile attacks on a US Marine base in Jordan’s Aqaba, where Jordanian forces intercepted most missiles without casualties, and also struck US bases in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
- The recent escalation follows US strikes on IRGC rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, with both sides exchanging attacks on military and civilian sites amid the expiration of a ceasefire agreement signed in June.
- The US has intensified sanctions against Iran as hostilities continue, with Washington aiming to isolate Tehran further and enforce a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
