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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Gambrell

Mysterious airstrikes target Iran after US attacks, raising questions of who launched them

Iran Khamenei Funeral - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A series of mysterious, unclaimed airstrikes that hit Iran after the U.S. said it finished its attacks have again raised questions of who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic.

The strikes Thursday, just as Iran prepared to bury the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hit areas across southern Iran. The country's theocracy hasn't directly blamed anyone for the strikes, though one lawmaker issued a warning to the United Arab Emirates over allegedly providing support to the United States in its campaign against Iran.

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