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Iran announced a strike on a US airbase following a US attack

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The IRGC announced a strike on a US base in response to the attack in Bandar Abbas. Kuwait reported the interception of missiles and drones by air defense systems.

Iran announced a strike on a US airbase following a US attack
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Iran stated that it launched a strike on an American airbase in response to a U.S. attack near Bandar Abbas airport. This was reported by the BBC with reference to the Tasnim agency, according to UNN.

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that the strike was carried out at 04:50 local time. At the same time, Tehran did not specify exactly where the base that came under attack is located. Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti military reported that its air defense systems intercepted missiles and drones.

The Iranian military warned that any repetition of "aggression" would receive a "more decisive" response.

The responsibility for the consequences lies with the aggressor

– the IRGC stated.

Earlier, Reuters, citing an American source, reported that the U.S. shot down four Iranian strike drones and attacked a ground control station in Bandar Abbas. According to the agency's source, this facility posed a threat to American troops and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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