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        "id": 1777079,
        "msgid": "iran-targets-us-airbase-following-attacks-on-its-territory-1780297738",
        "date": "2026-06-01 12:31:23",
        "title": "Iran Targets US Airbase Following Attacks on Its Territory",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have destroyed a US airbase in retaliation for prior American strikes on Iranian facilities near the Strait of Hormuz. The US had previously conducted defensive strikes against Iranian radar and drone command centres, citing aggressive Iranian actions including the downing of a US drone. No immediate comment has been made by US officials on the IRGC's claims.",
        "content": "<p>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that its forces\ntargeted a US airbase used to attack Iranian territory on Monday morning\n(1 June). The IRGC claimed all designated targets were destroyed in the\nretaliatory strike.<\/p>\n<p>Location of the targeted US airbase was not specified by the IRGC in\nits statement, which was broadcast by IRIB television and other Iranian\nstate media, according to AFP and Anadolu Agency reports on Monday (1\nJune 2026).<\/p>\n<p>However, the IRGC\u2019s statement came after Kuwait\u2019s military announced\nits air defence systems had intercepted \u2018enemy missile and drone\nattacks\u2019. The US is known to have military bases in various Gulf states,\nincluding Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC, in a statement cited by Mehr News Agency, said its air\nforce targeted and destroyed a base where US forces conducted operations\nagainst communication facilities on Sirik Island, in southern Hormozgan\nProvince.<\/p>\n<p>Sirik Island is located near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which\nhas been impacted by the ongoing conflict between Iran, the US, and\nIsrael since late February.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC stated the attack was launched hours after the US\nstrikes.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC claimed all designated targets were successfully destroyed\nin the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC also warned that further attacks would provoke a \u2018different\nresponse in scale and form\u2019, and that responsibility for any escalation\nwould lie with the US.<\/p>\n<p>There has been no immediate comment from the US government or\nmilitary regarding the IRGC\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced its forces had\nstruck Iranian radar and drone command centres in the Goruk area and\nQeshm Island on Saturday (30 May) and Sunday (31 May) local time.<\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM described the US fighter jet strikes as \u2018defensive actions\u2019\nin response to \u2018aggressive Iranian actions, including the downing of a\nUS MQ-1 drone operating over international waters\u2019.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-targets-us-airbase-following-attacks-on-its-territory-1780297738",
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