Iran strikes US bases in Jordan, Kuwait after twelve nights of American strikes
Iran launched retaliatory attacks on US military bases in Jordan and Kuwait on July 23, 2026, claiming to have destroyed several military assets, following a twelve-night campaign of US strikes. The escalation coincides with attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, broadening regional conflict. France 24 reports that US diplomatic strategy toward Iran remains unclear despite the intensifying military rhetoric.
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✓ Verified
- ✓Iran launched strikes on US bases in Jordan and Kuwait. (Source: France 24 English, corroborated by 36 US mainstream media articles)
- ✓The Iranian strikes followed a twelve-night US campaign of strikes. (Source: France 24 English, corroborated by 36 US mainstream media articles)
- ✓Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. (Source: France 24 English, corroborated by 36 US mainstream media articles)
- ✓Iran claimed to have destroyed several US military assets. (Source: France 24 English official statement)
~ Interpretation
- ~US diplomatic strategy for a deal with Iran is unclear despite military rhetoric. (France 24 characterization, per analyst Kethevane Gorjestani)
- ~The conflict is expanding regionally beyond direct US-Iran engagement. (France 24 analysis)
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