US Strikes Southern Iran; Iran Claims Retaliatory Attack on US Base
The IRGC announced on the 28th that it targeted a US military base in retaliation for a US airstrike in southern Iran.
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- 📰 Published: May 28, 2026 at 13:06
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According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a US military base on the 28th in retaliation for a US airstrike in southern Iran. AFP reported that, according to IRIB, the IRGC stated that the US airbase from which the airstrikes were launched this morning near the airport in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas was targeted at 4:50 AM. The report did not provide details regarding the location of the base, but US ally Kuwait stated that it was responding to missile and drone attacks this morning.
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