US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers in Strait of Hormuz as IRGC warns of 'retaliatory response'
The IRGC confirmed strikes had hit Larak Island and warned that the attack would be "met with a retaliatory response," per Iran's Fars news agency.
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World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés is renewing his call for an independent investigation into Israeli strikes.
All-time great Aaron Donald comes out of retirement to rejoin stacked LA Rams
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A prominent leader of the dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who operated in a volatile area in the country’s southwest region was killed on Sunday during a military operation, said President Abelardo de la Espriella. The president said the death of a man known as “Felipe” or “Arcadio” was a “crushing blow” to the dissident faction led by a man who goes by “Iv...
Colombia’s Abelardo de la Espriella says soldiers killed key dissident leader
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US forces strike Iranian launchers on Larak island in Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. military strikes Iranian targets in first military action in a month
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United States and Iran trade strikes for the first time in a month
Iran launched retaliatory missiles toward Jordan, a U.S. ally, but they were intercepted by American forces, a source said.
U.S. forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on Hormuz in first military action in weeks
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Iran attacks US bases in Jordan after US strikes Larak Island
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US strikes Iran’s Larak Island in first attack in weeks
IRGC says attack in southern Iran killed and injured several soldiers.
US strikes Iran’s Lark Island in first attack in weeks
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