Iran Hits US Bases Across Middle East as Washington Strikes Hormuz Assets, UK Bans IRGC

Fact-check index: 72/100 — Most core claims are accurately drawn from and cited to the named sources, but several framing statements (Iraq border escalation, Trump escalation gloss) and specifics like the named Gulf host countries are extrapolations not established by the provided material.

• Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday they struck US military bases in several Middle Eastern countries in retaliation for US attacks on Iran — Directly matches the France 24 source ('hit US military bases in countries across the Middle East in retaliation for American attacks on targets across Iran'), correctly cited.
• The Guards did not specify which bases or countries were hit — Plausible and consistent with the vague France 24 wording, but the source does not explicitly state that no specifics were given.
• US forces are stationed across the Gulf, including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE — True as general knowledge but none of the provided sources name these countries; it is added context not established by the source material.
• The US military said it used precise munitions to hit dozens of targets in Iran late Sunday, degrading Tehran's ability to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz — Matches the Washington Times source almost verbatim and is correctly cited.
• Both Washington and Tehran claim control over the strait; Trump said the US would 'probably become the guardian of the strait' and should be 'reimbursed,' in a Fox News phone interview — Matches the France 24 source, including the direct quotes and Fox News interview attribution.
• The strait carries a significant share of global seaborne oil; direct US policing would mark escalation from deterrence to open control — The oil-share point is uncited general knowledge; the 'deterrence to open control' framing is the article's own interpretation, not in the sources.
• Iranian forces carried out heavy air strikes on Iranian Kurdish militia bases in Iraqi Kurdistan; described as unprecedented — Matches the France 24 Iraqi Kurdistan source, including 'heavy air strikes,' 'unprecedented,' and the militia-fear framing.
• The strikes reflect Tehran's fear the militias could turn more offensive amid instability of the war with Israel and the US — Closely paraphrases the France 24 source's stated rationale.
• The action extends the fighting across a second border, into Iraq — Reasonable inference but the 'second front/border' escalation framing is the article's editorializing, not stated in the source.
• The UK proscribed the IRGC after 'threats to life' on British soil — Matches the Sky News headline/source and is correctly cited, though only the headline is available as source text.
• Proscription bans membership and support for the group under UK terrorism law — Accurate description of UK proscription law generally, but not established by the provided Sky News snippet (headline only).
• Iran's claim of strikes on US bases across multiple countries is unconfirmed by independent sources or Washington — The provided sources indeed only carry Iran's claim with no US confirmation, so the caveat is well-founded.