Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in Jordan and attacked 10 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz on September 9, retaliating for US strikes that sank five Iranian oil tankers. The tit-for-tat escalation marks the largest wave of attacks on shipping in the conflict.
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Iran launched fresh attacks on U.S. targets Wednesday after new American strikes on Iranian vessels, and the Revolutionary Guards said they targeted 20 vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz, including U.S. vessels, oil tankers and other ships [hurriyetdailynews.com#1][nagariknetwork.com#1]. The Guards also said they fired missiles at the U.S. Al-Azraq air base in Jordan; Jordan’s army said it
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they pummelled a US military base in Jordan, vowing retaliation for American
Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk Reuters
CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Sept 9 - Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the U.S. military and attacked 10 ships on Wednesday, after the U.S. said it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, in a sharp escalation of the six-month-old war.
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By Enas Alashray, Idrees Ali and Jana Choukeir CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping by both sides since the start of the six-month-old war.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they pummelled a US military base in Jordan, vowing retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers that dragged the foes deeper into war. Tehran's bombs came after US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to Iran targeting an American warship, the second such attack in less than a week. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports fr
Iran said it fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan early Wednesday, in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island, off Iran’s coast. The US said five Iranian tankers were destroyed.
Iran said Wednesday that it targeted 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz, including two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers, after the U.S. military attacked and destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Tuesday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck the vessels as they attempted to pass through an area Iran declared off...