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World : IRGC Says It Targeted US Military Positions In Region After Strikes In South
ISTANBUL, June 27 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Saturday that its naval forces targeted United States (US) military positions in response to American “aggression” in the country’s south, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing local media.
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CNN
· Jul 9, 2026
US struck multiple locations on Thursday - Iranian state media
US forces struck several locations, including the perimeter of a nuclear power plant and pier for fishing boats, in Iran's coastal province of Bushehr around midday local time Thursday, according to a regional official quoted by state media IRNA. Washington has not confirmed carrying out these latest attacks.
Yemen Press Agency
· Jun 27, 2026
IRGC Navy strikes American targets in region
TEHRAN, June 27 (YPA) – In response to the US act of aggression late on Friday, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy struck American military targets in the region, the Iranian “Tasnim” news agency reported . In a statement, the IRGC Public Relations said that following the Zionist regime’s ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon, []
Iran Herald
· Jun 27, 2026
Iran targets US military positions in retaliation for American airstrikes
Tehran [Iran], June 27 (ANI): The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that it has targeted US military positions in the region in retaliation for American airstrikes against Iranian coastal areas, IRNA News Agency reported on Friday (local time).Ebrahim Azizi, Member of Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, meanwhile said that the US does not commit to ceasefire and the blame game does not w
Libya Update News
· Jun 27, 2026
After US Airstrikes: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Announces Targeting of Military Sites in the Region
Tehran – The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced Saturday it had targeted U.S. military positions in the region in response to a new American strike against Iran. The Guard did not specify which U.S. sites were attacked. The statement followed an earlier report by the semi-official ISNA news agency that cited the Revolutionary Guard as saying... Read more Source The post After US Airstrikes: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Announces Targeting of Military Sites in the Region appeared first on Libya Update News.
Proto Thema - English
· Jul 8, 2026
New Middle East flare-up: U.S. strikes 80 Iranian targets as air raid sirens sound in Bahrain and Kuwait
CENTCOM said it struck Iranian air defence systems, missile assets and Revolutionary Guard vessels, while Tehran claimed it retaliated by targeting dozens of U.S. military facilities across Gulf states The post New Middle East flare-up: U.S. strikes 80 Iranian targets as air raid sirens sound in Bahrain and Kuwait appeared first on ProtoThema English.
NDTV
· Jun 26, 2026
Iran Says It Targeted US Positions In The Region In Response To Attack
Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday said it targeted US military positions in the region, in response to a fresh U.S. strike against Iran.
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Related coverage for "World : IRGC Says It Targeted US Military Positions In Region After Strikes In South": CNN — US struck multiple locations on Thursday - Iranian state media. Yemen Press Agency — IRGC Navy strikes American targets in region. Iran Herald — Iran targets US military positions in retaliation for American airstrikes . Libya Update News — After US Airstrikes: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Announces Targeting of Military Sites in the Region. Proto Thema - English — New Middle East flare-up: U.S. strikes 80 Iranian targets as air raid sirens sound in Bahrain and Kuwait. NDTV — Iran Says It Targeted US Positions In The Region In Response To Attack