Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes | BBC News


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Tehran has launched fresh attacks on US military bases in neighbouring Gulf states, while Washington continued to strike sites across Iran overnight. Tehran said it had struck targets in the region, including in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, as a sixth day of renewed hostilities strained their preliminary deal to end the war. Mea

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report:

1. Key Developments & Military Escalation

U.S. Missile Strikes: American missiles have struc

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k near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The island is known for housing underground tunnels stor

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ing anti-ship missiles, mines, and munitions.

Iranian Counter-Attacks: Iranian forces fired missiles

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and drones targeting U.S. military bases in Gulf states and surrounding areas, including locations in

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Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and the UAE.

Failure of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): Neither side is

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currently adhering to the preliminary MoU signed a month prior aimed at halting hostilities. Mediator

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s, particularly Pakistan, continue urging both sides to stop fighting and return to negotiations.

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Strategic & Geographic Overview

[ Gulf Region Conflict Map ]

JORDAN

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KUWAIT

(U.S. Base Hit) (Base Hit)

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BAHRAIN

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U.A.E.

(Base Hit) (Tankers Struck)

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Viewer Discussion & Comments

@user-pr1ll1zy4n
You haven't mentioned US bombing civilian sites including right next to a cancer hospital from which the patient had to be evacuate, still connected to their iv drips.
@fortnite_starxx5791
The memorandum of understanding is a thing of the past
@ALIKN1-1
US is located in America ….. Iran located in Middle East in what right US has to bomb the Middle East ….. I want ISISreal supporters to not justifying but to accept when Iran strike inside US land one day 🙂
@HowardNorris-gh1jw
I'm waiting for Trump's latest announcement that Iran is 'desperate to do a deal'.
@Zooboy1994
The memorandum of misunderstanding is dead.