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Middle East live: Tehran targets US base in Jordan after Washington destroys five Iranian tankers
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the US military, attacked 10 ships, and threatened to strike tankers located off Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US forces’ destruction of five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
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Tehran says time for proportionate retaliation is over after a US strike on Iranian tankers inside the blockade line.
The comments came a day after Washington said it had struck Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran's attacks on US warships in the region.
Iran's top negotiator warns US oil-and-gas companies will be hit after Hormuz Strait shipping strikes.
U.S. denies that Iran struck an uncrewed U.S. military ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the US military, attacked 10 ships, and threatened to strike tankers located off Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US forces’ destruction of five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday. Follow our liveblog for the latest up...
US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after the IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.
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