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Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
toward / at
xiàng
向
Jordan
Yuēdàn
约旦
to launch / to fire
fāshè
发射
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
and / together with (formal)
yǔ
与
Saudi Arabia (abbreviated)
Shātè
沙特
immediately after / thereupon
suíjí
随即
against
duì
对
Iraq
Yīlākè
伊拉克
within the territory of
jìng nèi
境内
pro-Iran / Iran-backed
qīn Yīlǎng
亲伊朗
armed forces / militias
wǔzhuāng
武装
to carry out / to execute
shíshī
实施
strikes / attacks
dǎjī
打击
。

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
July 29
qī yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
7月29日
against
duì
对
Jordan
Yuēdàn
约旦
to launch / to initiate
fādòng
发动
ballistic missile
dàndào dǎodàn
弹道导弹
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
，
Jordan
Yuēdàn
约旦
the military
jūnfāng
军方
stating that
chēng
称
already
yǐ
已
to intercept
lánjié
拦截
five (missiles)
wǔ méi
五枚
incoming (attack)
lái xí
来袭
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
；
the US
Měiguó
美国
and (formal)
yǔ
与
Saudi Arabia
Shātè Ālābó
沙特阿拉伯
immediately after
suíjí
随即
in
zài
在
Iraq
Yīlākè
伊拉克
to launch / to conduct
zhǎnkāi
展开
joint strikes
liánhé dǎjī
联合打击
。

July 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
July 29
qī yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
7月29日
against
duì
对
Jordan
Yuēdàn
约旦
to launch / to initiate
fādòng
发动
ballistic missile
dàndào dǎodàn
弹道导弹
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
，
Jordan
Yuēdàn
约旦
the military / military authorities
jūnfāng
军方
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
already
yǐ
已
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to intercept
lánjié
拦截
among which / of these
qízhōng
其中
five (missiles)
wǔ méi
五枚
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
，
additionally there were
lìng yǒu
另有
two (missiles)
liǎng méi
两枚
to fall in / to land in
luò yú
落于
uninhabited area
wú rén qū
无人区
。
United States
Měiguó
美国
and / together with (formal)
yǔ
与
Saudi Arabia
Shātè Ālābó
沙特阿拉伯
immediately after / thereupon
suíjí
随即
in
zài
在
Iraq
Yīlākè
伊拉克
within the territory
jìng nèi
境内
against
duì
对
pro-Iran / Iran-backed
qīn Yīlǎng
亲伊朗
militia
mínbīng
民兵
targets
mùbiāo
目标
to carry out / to execute
shíshī
实施
joint strikes
liánhé dǎjī
联合打击
，
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to retaliate
bàofù
报复
the past
guòqù
过去
within the past 72 hours
qīshíèr xiǎoshí nèi
72小时内
(structural particle)
de
的
more than / exceeding (literary)
yú
逾
30 instances
sānshí cì
30次
drone / UAV
wúrénjī
无人机
attacks
xíjī
袭击
。
Jordan
Yuēdàn
约旦
port city
gǎngkǒu chéngshì
港口城市
Aqaba (Jordanian port city)
Yàkābā
亚喀巴
the skies above / overhead
shàngkōng
上空
to ring out / to sound
xiǎngqǐ
响起
multiple sounds of
duō shēng
多声
interception
lánjié
拦截
explosions
bàozhà
爆炸
，
missile alert / missile alarm
dǎodàn jǐngbào
导弹警报
thereupon / following that
suí zhī
随之
to spread throughout
chuán biàn
传遍
the entire city
quán chéng
全城
。
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to support / to back
zhīchí
支持
(structural particle)
de
的
armed forces / militant groups
wǔzhuāng lìliàng
武装力量
consecutively / in succession
liánxù
连续
for the second consecutive day
dì èr tiān
第二天
against
duì
对
Saudi (Arabia)
Shātè
沙特
oil facilities
shíyóu shèshī
石油设施
to launch
fādòng
发动
drone / UAV
wúrénjī
无人机
attacks
gōngjī
攻击
，
all / in every case
jūn
均
(passive marker)
bèi
被
air defense system
fángkōng xìtǒng
防空系统
intercepted
lánjié
拦截
shot down
jīluò
击落
。
this round of (formal)
běn lún
本轮
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
since / from
zì
自
outbreak / break out
bàofā
爆发
since
yǐlái
以来
，
there have already been
yǐ yǒu
已有
18 (people)
shíbā míng
18名
American
Měiguó
美国
military personnel / soldiers
jūnrén
军人
killed in action / fallen in battle
zhènwáng
阵亡
，
among which
qízhōng
其中
including
bāokuò
包括
July 17 to 18
qī yuè shíqī rì zhì shíbā rì
7月17日至18日
air base
kōngjūn jīdì
空军基地
attacked / subjected to an attack
zāo xí
遭袭
in the course of / during
zhōng
中
to die for a cause / to give one life
xīshēng
牺牲
(structural particle)
de
的
two
liǎng míng
两名
soldiers
shìbīng
士兵
。
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to report
bàogào
报告
stating that / claiming
chēng
称
，
the country itself / domestic
běn guó
本国
some / part of
bùfen
部分
natural gas
tiānránqì
天然气
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
in / during
zài
在
war
zhànzhēng
战争
during
zhōng
中
damaged / suffered losses
shòu sǔn
受损
，
Bushehr Airport (Iran)
Bùshíěr jīchǎng
布什尔机场
to be forced / to be compelled
bèipò
被迫
to suspend operations
tíngyùn
停运
，
and / furthermore
bìng
并
there are / there have been
yǒu
有
350 (people)
sānbǎi wǔshí míng
350名
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
employees
gùyuán
雇员
to perish / to lose one life
yùnàn
遇难
。
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔ cǐ tóngshí
与此同时
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
separately / respectively
fēnbié
分别
with (formal)
yǔ
与
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Zelensky (Ukrainian president)
Zéliánsījī
泽连斯基
and / as well as (formal)
jí
及
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Netanyahu (Israeli PM)
Nèitǎníyǎhú
内塔尼亚胡
to hold (meetings/events)
jǔxíng
举行
separate / individual
dāndú
单独
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
。
diplomacy / diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
efforts
nǔlì
努力
amid / in
zài
在
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation
júshì
局势
continuing / ongoing
chíxù
持续
heating up / escalating
shēngwēn
升温
(structural particle)
de
的
against the backdrop of / in the context of
bèijǐng xià
背景下
every step is a struggle (idiom for great difficulty)
jǔ bù wéi jiān
举步维艰
。

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