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US strikes Iran after attempted attacks on shipping; Trump warns of harsher response
US forces launched strikes against Iran's Revolutionary Guards in response to attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American forces near the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported projectiles hit parts of southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province. US President Trump warned of much harder action if Tehran retaliates, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed to make the US regret the strikes.
US forces carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the US military said, in response to recent attempted attacks by the Guards against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region. US Central Command said the strikes began at 12:00 pm (1600 GMT).
Iranian state media reported that four projectiles hit areas within the counties of Chabahar and Konarak in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, east of the Strait of Hormuz. The official IRNA news agency, citing provincial official Ali Khalilabadi, did not specify whether there was any damage.
US President Donald Trump warned that the United States would take "much harder" action if Tehran retaliated. Responding to Trump, Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Tuesday to make the United States "regret" the fresh attacks around the Strait of Hormuz.
- Strait of Hormuz
- West Asia conflict
- Iran War
- US strikes on iran
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US strikes Iran after attempted attacks on shipping; Trump warns of harsher response
US forces launched strikes against Iran's Revolutionary Guards in response to attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American forces near the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported projectiles hit parts of southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province. US President Trump warned of much harder action if Tehran retaliates, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed to make the US regret the strikes.
US forces carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the US military said, in response to recent attempted attacks by the Guards against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region. US Central Command said the strikes began at 12:00 pm (1600 GMT).
Iranian state media reported that four projectiles hit areas within the counties of Chabahar and Konarak in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, east of the Strait of Hormuz. The official IRNA news agency, citing provincial official Ali Khalilabadi, did not specify whether there was any damage.
US President Donald Trump warned that the United States would take "much harder" action if Tehran retaliated. Responding to Trump, Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Tuesday to make the United States "regret" the fresh attacks around the Strait of Hormuz.
- Strait of Hormuz
- West Asia conflict
- Iran War
- US strikes on iran
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