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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

Iran launched attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defenses in response. Iran also said it targeted an air base in Jordan hosting U.S. forces, which was not immediately acknowledged either by American or Jordanian officials.<\/p>\n

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