US Launches Eighth Consecutive Night of Strikes on Iran as Tehran Hits Back at Gulf Bases

Tehran, MINA – The US military announced, at dawn on Sunday, the launching of new airstrikes on Iran, which responded by bombing US sites in Gulf countries and Jordan.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it completed the eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, announcing the targeting of Iranian surveillance and air defense facilities and storage sites for missiles and drones.

It added, “We targeted forces affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard that had launched attacks against US military personnel in Jordan.”

The Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that the US military targeted a site near Shadegan near the Iraqi border.

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Iranian state television said early today, Sunday, citing a military statement, that the Iranian military had launched an attack with drones targeting US military assets and equipment in the Al-Udairi camp and the Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said it shot down an MQ-9 drone in the airspace of the city of Ahvaz in southwestern the country.

The Kuwaiti military announced that its air defenses confronted hostile missile and drone attacks. Iranian media reported that Tehran targeted US military assets in two bases inside Kuwait.

The commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Ali Abdollahi, threatened a “destructive” response to any further aggression, stressing that Iran will confront what he described as policies of “hegemony and bullying.”

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The US Central Command had announced, Saturday, the killing of two members of the US forces and the loss of another as a result of Iranian strikes on Jordan, in the midst of the exchange of attacks between Washington and Tehran.

Iran launched, yesterday, more attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan, while the Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei threatened in a written message to teach the United States “unforgettable lessons,” stressing that the signature of US President Donald Trump is “worthless and void.”[]

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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