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US Strikes Iran; Tehran Targets US Bases in Jordan

The US launched new strikes on Iran while Tehran retaliated by targeting US bases in Jordan.

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Tehran fired back targeting US bases in Jordan in response to the US strikes. [1] The United States launched new strikes on Iran's southern coast with explosions reported in several locations near the Strait of Hormuz. [2] US President Donald Trump pledged to respond to Iranian strikes on US personnel in Jordan, stating, 'We're going to hit them hard'. [3] US President Donald Trump warned Iran that 'very little will be left of the nation' if it retaliates to fresh US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz. [4] Washington denied claims of US casualties resulting from the attacks on its bases in Jordan. [5] Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that if the failed Nation of Iran retaliates, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level. [6] Following the US attack, Iran launched counterstrikes at the US military base in Jordan, which prompted Trump to issue the warning. [7] Trump claimed that a much larger attack is waiting in the wings and will be the biggest attack of them all. [8]
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  1. Tehran fired back targeting US bases in Jordan in response to the US strikes. · Al Jazeera
  2. The United States launched new strikes on Iran's southern coast with explosions reported in several locations near the Strait of Hormuz. · Al Jazeera
  3. US President Donald Trump pledged to respond to Iranian strikes on US personnel in Jordan, stating, 'We're going to hit them hard'. · Al Jazeera
  4. US President Donald Trump warned Iran that 'very little will be left of the nation' if it retaliates to fresh US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz. · Hindustan Times
  5. Washington denied claims of US casualties resulting from the attacks on its bases in Jordan. · Al Jazeera
  6. Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that if the failed Nation of Iran retaliates, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level. · Hindustan Times
  7. Following the US attack, Iran launched counterstrikes at the US military base in Jordan, which prompted Trump to issue the warning. · Hindustan Times
  8. Trump claimed that a much larger attack is waiting in the wings and will be the biggest attack of them all. · Hindustan Times
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