Jordan reported intercepting eight Iranian missiles after the United States struck Revolutionary Guard launchers near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials said no missiles hit American bases and no casualties or damage were reported.
Iran launched ballistic missiles toward bases hosting U.S. forces in Jordan late Sunday, hours after the United States carried out its first known strike inside Iran in approximately a month.
Jordan’s armed forces said its air-defense systems intercepted eight missiles that entered the kingdom’s airspace early Monday local time. A U.S. official told Axios that several missiles were launched but none struck an American base. No casualties or damage had been reported as of early Monday.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted King Hussein Air Base and Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq in a combined missile-and-drone operation.
The Guard claimed that its weapons caused heavy damage to maintenance facilities and areas where military aircraft were stationed. Those claims have not been independently verified and conflict with the preliminary U.S. account that no missiles reached the bases.
Iranian state television broadcast video that it said showed ballistic missiles being fired toward U.S. sites in Jordan. The Associated Press confirmed Jordan’s announcement that eight missiles had been intercepted but reported no verified impacts.
The attack marked a rapid escalation following weeks of reduced direct fighting between Washington and Tehran.
U.S. strikes Iranian launchers
The Iranian attack followed a U.S. strike on two Revolutionary Guard launchers on Larak Island, an Iranian island near the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said Revolutionary Guard forces had been preparing to launch rockets capable of carrying sea mines into the strait. CENTCOM described the operation as a limited and precise response to an imminent threat against civilian shipping and international commerce.
“In essence, Iran created the threat, and the U.S. military eliminated it,” CENTCOM said in a statement reported by the Associated Press.
Iran rejected that account and described the American operation as an act of aggression. Iranian media reported that the attack killed two people and wounded two others, while the Revolutionary Guard said several fighters and civilians had been killed or injured.
The Guard promised military and economic retaliation.
Hours later, missiles were launched toward Jordan.
The attack was the first known U.S. military action inside Iran since late July, when President Donald Trump paused a two-week bombing campaign following pressure from several Gulf allies.
The administration had recently indicated that it would emphasize sanctions and economic pressure rather than additional military action as it sought to force Tehran back into negotiations.
Sunday’s exchange threatens to end that pause.
No confirmed impact on U.S. bases
The available evidence establishes that Iran launched missiles toward installations hosting American forces. It does not currently establish that the bases were successfully struck.
Jordan said all eight missiles it identified were intercepted after entering its airspace. A U.S. official separately said American forces intercepted Iran’s retaliatory attack.
Axios reported that there were no impacts on U.S. bases and no initial reports of casualties or damage.
The Revolutionary Guard’s claims of direct hits and heavy damage remain unverified. No independently authenticated photographs or satellite images showing damage had emerged when this article was published.
That distinction is important because early accounts from Iran and the United States have repeatedly differed over whether attacks during the six-month conflict reached their intended targets.
King Hussein Air Base and Muwaffaq Salti Air Base are Jordanian military installations. The latter, located near Azraq, has hosted American forces and aircraft involved in regional operations.
Jordan is a close U.S. security partner but has repeatedly said it will not allow its territory to become a battlefield between other countries.
Renewed confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz
The latest exchange centers on control of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
Nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply ordinarily passes through the strait. Attacks, mining operations or even the threat of renewed disruption can affect shipping costs, insurance rates and global energy prices.
The U.S. military said last week that it had completed clearing mines from the strait’s primary international shipping route. Trump subsequently announced what he called a zero-tolerance policy against any effort to place additional mines in the waterway.
CENTCOM said the launchers destroyed Sunday were capable of deploying mines into shipping channels.
Iran has used its position along the strait as leverage throughout the conflict. Tehran maintains that Washington cannot freely use the waterway until the United States fulfills obligations contained in a June agreement concerning navigation and security.
News of the renewed fighting immediately affected energy markets. The Associated Press reported that U.S. crude rose 1.8 percent to $84.94 per barrel, while Brent crude increased 1.9 percent to $89.79.
A developing story
The exchange comes more than six months after Operation Epic Fury began on February 28 and raises new questions about whether the United States and Iran are returning to sustained direct conflict.
Iran has previously targeted American military facilities and infrastructure throughout the region. U.S. forces have responded with strikes against Revolutionary Guard command centers, missile facilities, drone sites and coastal defenses.
The latest incident also occurred as the U.S. Navy confronts depleted munitions, extended deployments and a multibillion-dollar funding shortfall associated with the war.
Several critical facts remain unresolved, including how many missiles and drones Iran launched, whether every weapon was intercepted and whether debris caused injuries or property damage inside Jordan.
No American or Jordanian casualties had been confirmed when this article was published.
This story will be updated as additional information becomes available from U.S. Central Command, the Jordanian Armed Forces and other official sources.
Sources & Editorial Note
This is a developing story. Initial information is based on statements from U.S. and Jordanian officials, reporting by the Associated Press, Axios and public claims by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Iran’s claims of direct hits and heavy damage have not been independently verified. Preliminary U.S. reporting states that no missiles struck American bases and that no casualties or damage were reported. Because the situation is developing, those assessments may change.
