Iran launches retaliatory strikes as conflict escalates
Conflict in the Middle East has intensified as Iran conducts retaliatory strikes against U.S. interests in response to recent American military actions. The situation remains volatile as regional bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain report Iranian-led hostilities.
Why it matters
The rapid escalation of military engagement between the U.S. and Iran poses a severe risk of a broader regional war.
Iran has struck US interests around the Middle East, vowing "severe" consequences for renewed US attacks on the Islamic republic.
The latest fighting over the Strait of Hormuz once again expanded to US military bases in the region and drew Washington's Gulf allies deeper into the six-month conflict.
US President Donald Trump had warned earlier of "much harder and higher" attacks if Iran retaliated to the US strikes which Iranian state media said had killed 11 people in the country's south and southwest.
Tehran said it launched ballistic missile attacks on two US bases in Jordan, according to Iranian media.
The Jordanian army said it intercepted 10 ballistic missiles fired from Iran, and did not confirm any injuries or hits.
Three other missiles landed in remote areas, it said.
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