Event Brief
Iran strikes US bases after US attack kills 18
By The BriefBrief · Sources (27)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 8:19 AM ET
Summary: Iran launched missiles and drones at US military facilities across the region in retaliation for American attacks that killed at least 18 people in Iran on Tuesday, including children. The IRGC said it struck US sites in Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdish region, destroying a maintenance centre, warehouses and a US surveillance aerostat guidance system.
WHO: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
WHAT: IRGC carried out a coordinated missile and drone attack on US military sites in the region.
WHEN: Sep 02, 2026
WHERE: Erbil, Iraq (autonomous Kurdish region) and other US facilities across the region
WHY: In retaliation for American attacks that killed at least 18 people in Iran, including children.
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