US carries out strikes in southern Iran after IRGC attack on Jordan airbase

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US carries out strikes in southern Iran after IRGC attack on Jordan airbase

The US says the strikes were retaliation for an attempted IRGC ballistic missile attack on a US airbase in Jordan as Iranian state media report explosions in the country's south.

Jared Szuba , Adam Lucente

Jul 29, 2026

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