US launches strikes on Iran after attacks on American bases

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According to multiple international outlets, US forces have initiated strikes on IRGC-linked targets inside Iran after a series of Iranian or Iran-backed attacks on American bases in the region, including in Jordan and around the Strait of Hormuz.[4][10] This marks a significant escalation in a months‑long confrontation that has already involved attacks on commercial shipping, regional proxy forces, and US installations.[4][10] Analysts warn that direct US-Iran clashes on Iranian territory risk drawing in allied and proxy forces across the Middle East, threatening energy supplies through key chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz and potentially destabilizing broader global markets and security arrangements.[4][10] Diplomatic actors are monitoring the situation closely amid concerns that retaliatory steps by Tehran or its regional partners could trigger a wider conflict beyond the immediate theater.

Sources: NDTV, Just Security, Democracy Now