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Middle East crisis live: Iran launches broad retaliatory attacks after US strikes over downed helicopter

The Guardian UK Wednesday 10 June 2026, 03:20 UTC By Jonathan Yerushalmy 1 min read
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps says it has targeted an airbase in Jordan hosting US forces, as well as Kuwait and Bahrain, in response to US strikes Trump launches strikes against Iran after downing of US army helicopterNearly all the missiles and drones launched by Iran over the last few hours were intercepted, a US officials has told the Reuters news agency. The US official said that the military was not aware of any reports of harm to US personnel, or known damage to US locations at...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps says it has targeted an airbase in Jordan hosting US forces, as well as Kuwait and Bahrain, in response to US strikes

Nearly all the missiles and drones launched by Iran over the last few hours were intercepted, a US officials has told the Reuters news agency.

The US official said that the military was not aware of any reports of harm to US personnel, or known damage to US locations at this time.

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