U.S. Central Command launches extensive strikes on Iranian targets after missile attack on troops in Jordan
U.S. Central Command said it hit dozens of Iranian Revolutionary Guard sites in response to a missile launch aimed at American forces stationed in Jordan, noting that all Iranian missiles were intercepted.
U.S. Central Command reported a "heavy wave of strikes" against Iran on Thursday night, targeting more than a dozen Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities, including command centers, missile and drone sites, coastal surveillance installations and maritime assets. The operation was carried out after the IRGC launched a surprise ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces based at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
"All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted," the command said, adding that the strikes were intended to further diminish threats to American forces, commercial shipping and Gulf nations.
The Iranian launch, which the state-run IRNA news agency described as an attempted surprise attack, prompted President Donald Trump to state that U.S. troops in Jordan had only minutes to respond and shoot down the incoming missiles. No casualties were reported from the Iranian missile launch, and Jordan’s air defenses also downed five missiles that day.
The U.S. said more than 50,000 service members remain deployed in the Middle East, maintaining a high state of readiness. The strikes mark the latest escalation in the ongoing conflict that began in late February, which has seen repeated U.S. air operations against Iranian military infrastructure.