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Mera Aladam9/9/2026

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement carried by Iranian media on Wednesday that they had attacked a US base in Jordan's Al Azraq with ballistic missiles, in retaliation for US attacks on Iranian oil tankers. It also claimed attacks on several oil tankers, ships and US vessels. More than 30 Saudi air strikes were launched across several regions in Yemen on Wednesday, according to Houthi-run Al Masirah TV. It said that aircrafts belonging to Saudi Arabia launches the attacks across the governorates of Marib, al-Jawf, Taiz and Hodeida over the past few hours.
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