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Iran Claims It Targeted American Base In Response To Fresh U.S. Strikes

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The U.S. military reportedly struck a drone control site in southern Iran after shooting down several drones over the Strait of Hormuz in what it said were self-defense strikes.

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  1. Al-Monitor

    US attacks missile sites in Iran, despite ceasefire (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war."US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian…

  2. CBS News

    Live Updates: Iran claims to target U.S. base after new strikes, as Trump says regime (opens CBS News)

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    Iran says it targeted a U.S. base in retaliation for the second set of "self-defense strikes" carried out by American forces this week.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Iran and US trade attacks after Trump rejects report of Hormuz agreement (opens Al Jazeera)

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    IRGC says it targeted a base used by US forces after US attacks on site near Bandar Abbas.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Iran and US trade air strikes after Trump dismisses report of Hormuz deal (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Jana Choukeir, Enas Alashray and Phil StewartDUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on Thursday it targeted a U.S. airbase after the U.S. military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz,…

  5. Legitgov

  6. New York Post

    Iran says it targeted US airbase in retaliation of latest strikes on Tehran after ‘threat around Strait of Hormuz’ (opens New York Post)

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    The US military carried out new strikes in Iran Wednesday, targeting a military site that threatened American troops and commercial shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

  7. Forbes

    Iran Claims It Targeted American Base In Response To Fresh U.S. Strikes (opens Forbes)

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    The U.S. military reportedly struck a drone control site in southern Iran after shooting down several drones over the Strait of Hormuz in what it said were self-defense strikes.

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