Iran, US exchange new attacks: Who was hit in latest strikes? - Al Jazeera
Iran and the United States have entered a new round of hostilities, with Iranian drones striking U.S. bases in the UAE and Bahrain and the IRGC claiming a deadly attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The United States has not confirmed the reported casualties, but the exchanges signal a rapid widening of the conflict’s geographic scope.
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Iran and the United States have entered a new round of hostilities, with Iranian drones striking U.S. bases in the UAE and Bahrain and the IRGC claiming a deadly attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The United States has not confirmed the reported casualties, but the exchanges signal a rapid widening of the conflict’s geographic scope.
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**Iran, US Exchange New Attacks: Who Was Hit in the Latest Strikes?**
*Tehran and Washington have entered a fresh round of tit‑for‑tat strikes that has widened the geographic scope of the conflict beyond the Persian Gulf.* On 31 August, Iranian armed forces deployed a swarm of armed drones against U.S. military installations in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, according to statements from the Iranian Army. The drones reportedly targeted the Al‑Maktoum airbase in Dubai and the U.S. Naval Support Facility in Bahrain, causing minor structural damage but no confirmed casualties among U.S. personnel. The Iranian Ministry of Defense described the operation as a “proportionate response” to recent American actions against Iranian assets in the region.
*In parallel, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a separate strike on a U.S. forward operating base in Jordan.* IRGC officials claimed that the attack, launched from the direction of Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, resulted in the death of several U.S. service members, including at least two pilots. U.S. Central Command, however, has not verified the reported fatalities and said its forces in Jordan remain “fully operational.” The IRGC said the strike was retaliation for a U.S. airstrike on Larak Island earlier in the week, which it said destroyed a network of Iranian surveillance and missile‑launch sites.
*The escalation follows a series of diplomatic warnings from both sides.* In late July, President Donald Trump warned that the United States would leave “little left” of Iran if Tehran continued to target American forces. Iran’s leadership responded by pledging to “defend our sovereignty” and to “target any aggressor that endangers our people.” While both governments have called for restraint, the recent drone attacks and the disputed Jordanian casualties illustrate how quickly the confrontation is moving beyond verbal threats to kinetic actions across multiple theaters.
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