US strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, sparking reprisal attack on airbases in Jordan

Guardian World•Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 03:31 AM•2 min read

US says it attacked sites in Larak Island to prevent launch of sea mines, prompting Iran’s ⁠Revolutionary Guard to strike airbases in Jordan used by US forces Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on airbases in Jordan after the United States attacked Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the ...

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