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strikeAug 31, 2026

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U.S. forces targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, a U.S. official confirmed. It’s the first U.S. strike on Iran in over a month. Iran retaliated by striking U.S. forces based in Jordan and U.S. military targets at the Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE.

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    U.S. forces targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, a U.S. official confirmed. It’s the first U.S. strike on Iran in over a month. Iran retaliated by striking U.S. forces based in Jordan and U.S. military targets at the Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE. It comes as…

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