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Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month

Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up of the war that has engulfed the region. Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they had responded to Sunday's American attack by striking two US air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing "heavy damage".

Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month

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Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up of the war that has engulfed the region.

Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they had responded to Sunday's American attack by striking two US air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing "heavy damage".

Jordan's army said it had intercepted eight missiles, without stating their origin.

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Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up of the war that has engulfed the region. Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they had responded to Sunday's American attack by striking two US air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing "heavy damage". Jordan's army said it had intercepted eight missiles, without stating their origin.

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