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Missiles launched towards US targets, says Iran's Revolutionary Guard

A man walks next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iran and the US trade fresh missile and drone attacks as fighting widens and tensions grow around the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Sunday (July 12) it had launched attacks on the U.S. in response to the 'aggression of the American army.'

Footage showed what they said were missiles being launched.

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Reuters could not verify the location and date of the video. No older version of the footage was found posted online before July 12. The targets of the missiles also could not be verified.

U.S. and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday and saying it had again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.

The strikes were the latest in a cycle of attacks and counter-attacks as Iran seeks to assert control over shipping through the strait. However, the barrage marked an escalation in pace and range.

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