Iran Hits US Bases as Lull in Military Action Ends

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Iran says its launched ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan in response to a US strike on Sunday. The strike and counterstrike end a monthlong lull in military action in a war that has now passed the six-month mark.

Iran Attacks US Bases

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State TV in Iran says the country has fired ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan.

That’s after the US struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday—ending about a month of relative quiet. The Trump administration had shifted its focus to putting economic pressure on Tehran. The US-Iran war is now in its sixth month, with no sign of deescalation or resolution.