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Iran expands regional attacks

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps today announced attacks on US bases in Jordan, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

 Destroyed vehicle is pictured at the site of an overnight strike in Kuhestak, Sirik County, in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on September 2, 2026. (Masoud Mohamadi / TASNIM NEWS / AFP via Getty Images)

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