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Iran strikes US assets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan as regional conflict widens

Tehran, July 18 (UNI) Iran on Saturday said it had targeted US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, as air raid sirens sounded across parts of the Gulf amid a sharp escalation in tensions following a fresh round of US strikes on Iran.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that its forces carried out simultaneous missile and drone attacks on American military facilities, including bases and logistical sites in the three countries.
The Iranian Army said the attacks were conducted during the 11th and 12th phases of its "Operation Thunderbolt", targeting what it described as the deployment site of US reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters in Bahrain and US Army support centres in Kuwait using Arash drones.
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