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Iran launches attacks after latest round of US strikes

Jul 19, 2026, 8:44 PM

Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayato...

Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain sounded its missile alert sirens Monday morning, warning of an Iranian retaliatory attack after U.S. airstrikes targeted the Islamic Republic.

The small island kingdom in the Persian Gulf, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, has been repeatedly attacked by Iran as an interim deal to end the war has collapsed.

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