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On July 12, 2026, the UAE intercepted Iranian missiles and drones after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed strikes on US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar, according to Anadolu Ajansı. Satellite images showed two US aircraft carriers near the Gulf of Oman. The IRGC's claim of hitting US bases in multiple countries marks a significant escalation in regional tensions.
23 crew members were rescued after a ship attack off the coast of Oman.
The IDF released classified documents from the Second Lebanon War, 20 years later, and located a Hezbollah position where Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin was wounded in 2006.
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