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Iran attacks US bases in Middle East after US strikes; oil prices jump

Iran hit US bases in Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain after US strikes; WTI crude topped $90.

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Iran attacked US military bases in the Middle East in the early hours, following a new wave of US strikes on its territory, the second within a few 24-hour periods. [1] Iran attacked several US military bases in the Gulf on Wednesday following a second US bombing campaign launched against Iranian targets over the previous days. [2] Iran launched a new wave of attacks on US military bases in the Middle East between the night of 2026-09-01 and 2026-09-02, as retaliation for previous US bombings on Iran. [3] Iran vowed on Wednesday to continue its military operations against US forces in response to a new wave of US attacks overnight. [4] Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, Iran's top joint military command, stated that Iranian forces had responded to US attacks by powerfully attacking and destroying US military bases in the region. [5] The US military bombed IRGC sites in southern Iran on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, including seven in Kuzekhstan province, four IRGC Aerospace Force personnel, and civilians in Sirik county. [6] The Iranian Armed Forces announced on September 3, 2026, that they placed additional naval mines in the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz. [7] According to Iran's Red Crescent, four people including a child were killed and over fifty injured in a US missile strike in southern Iran. [8] Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced they attacked US bases in Jordan, Iraq, and Bahrain with missiles and attack drones. [9] Oil prices jumped after the new hostilities: WTI crude exceeded $90 per barrel for the first time since late July, and European gas prices reached a three-year high. [10] Iran claimed to have launched a decisive retaliatory operation using missiles and drones against US bases and interests in the region. [11] Iranian Revolutionary Guards claimed to have conducted offensives against US military installations in Jordan, Iraq, and Bahrain. [12]
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  1. Iran attacked US military bases in the Middle East in the early hours, following a new wave of US strikes on its territory, the second within a few 24-hour periods. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα
  2. Iran attacked several US military bases in the Gulf on Wednesday following a second US bombing campaign launched against Iranian targets over the previous days. · Excélsior
  3. Iran launched a new wave of attacks on US military bases in the Middle East between the night of 2026-09-01 and 2026-09-02, as retaliation for previous US bombings on Iran. · El Financiero
  4. Iran vowed on Wednesday to continue its military operations against US forces in response to a new wave of US attacks overnight. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  5. Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, Iran's top joint military command, stated that Iranian forces had responded to US attacks by powerfully attacking and destroying US military bases in the region. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  6. The US military bombed IRGC sites in southern Iran on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, including seven in Kuzekhstan province, four IRGC Aerospace Force personnel, and civilians in Sirik county. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  7. The Iranian Armed Forces announced on September 3, 2026, that they placed additional naval mines in the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz. · La Tercera
  8. According to Iran's Red Crescent, four people including a child were killed and over fifty injured in a US missile strike in southern Iran. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα
  9. Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced they attacked US bases in Jordan, Iraq, and Bahrain with missiles and attack drones. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα
  10. Oil prices jumped after the new hostilities: WTI crude exceeded $90 per barrel for the first time since late July, and European gas prices reached a three-year high. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα
  11. Iran claimed to have launched a decisive retaliatory operation using missiles and drones against US bases and interests in the region. · Excélsior
  12. Iranian Revolutionary Guards claimed to have conducted offensives against US military installations in Jordan, Iraq, and Bahrain. · Excélsior
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