Iran's IRGC retaliates against US bases in Jordan after Larak Island strike
Following a US military strike on Larak Island that destroyed two Iranian rocket launchers, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched attacks on US installations at King Hussein and Al Azraq in Jordan. The IRGC claimed the operation destroyed technical infrastructure and fighter deployment sites, and warned that any further American attacks would provoke even more severe responses.

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The Trump administration has shifted its war objective to inflicting maximum economic pain on Tehran, according to Washington. The US strikes were aimed at preventing Iranian forces from disrupting global shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The IRGC confirmed casualties in the US attack on Larak Island. A U.S. official said the strikes targeted launchers that were set to fire rockets carrying mines towards the Strait of Hormuz.
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