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US Launches New Airstrikes on Iran Amid Strait of Hormuz Tensions

US Central Command confirmed new airstrikes on Iranian IRGC targets following attacks on merchant ships and US forces.

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US Central Command announced on Tuesday that US forces began attacking targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran at 12:00 ET (16:00 GMT). [1] Javani stated that failing to expel US forces would result in a 'crushing response' from Iran's armed forces. [2] Yadollah Javani, the political deputy general of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued a statement demanding that Arab countries expel US forces from their territories. [3] Iranian state media reported explosions on the island of Qeshm, located in the northern part of the Strait of Hormuz, following the US strikes. [4] President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran 'with severity' in response to the new Iranian attacks. [5] Tehran warned that it would prevent the export of crude oil from the Persian Gulf despite US threats. [6] The IRGC official specifically warned that attacks on Iran originating from Kuwait, Bahrain, or Jordan would be met with decisive retaliation. [7] Javani described the removal of US forces and the reclamation of bases by host nations as a preferable course of action to facing Iranian military response. [8]
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  1. US Central Command announced on Tuesday that US forces began attacking targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran at 12:00 ET (16:00 GMT). · El Economista
  2. Javani stated that failing to expel US forces would result in a 'crushing response' from Iran's armed forces. · middleeasteye.net
  3. Yadollah Javani, the political deputy general of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued a statement demanding that Arab countries expel US forces from their territories. · middleeasteye.net
  4. Iranian state media reported explosions on the island of Qeshm, located in the northern part of the Strait of Hormuz, following the US strikes. · El Economista
  5. President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran 'with severity' in response to the new Iranian attacks. · El Economista
  6. Tehran warned that it would prevent the export of crude oil from the Persian Gulf despite US threats. · El Economista
  7. The IRGC official specifically warned that attacks on Iran originating from Kuwait, Bahrain, or Jordan would be met with decisive retaliation. · middleeasteye.net
  8. Javani described the removal of US forces and the reclamation of bases by host nations as a preferable course of action to facing Iranian military response. · middleeasteye.net
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