Iran's Revolutionary Guards Target U.S. Base After 4 Drones Were Downed
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Updated · CBS New York · May 28
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Target U.S. Base After 4 Drones Were Downed
17 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 28
Iran said its Revolutionary Guards struck a U.S. base early Thursday after American forces hit a site near Bandar Abbas and downed four Iranian drones.
The U.S. described Wednesday's action as defensive, saying the targeted ground control station was preparing to launch a fifth drone that threatened U.S. forces and commercial shipping.
Kuwait said it was responding to missile and drone attacks, though Iran did not identify the base it claimed to have targeted.
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