Tehran, Sept 9, 2026 (AFP) - Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they pummelled a US military base in Jordan, vowing retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers that dragged the foes deeper into war. Tehran's bombs came after US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to Iran targeting an American warship, the second such attack in less than a week. The United States and Iran are locked in a stalemate six months into the war, with......

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