Iran is attacking US forces in Jordan, Fox News reports, citing a US source
Jordanian air defenses intercepted 8 missiles, and U.S. officials said nearly all of the Iranian barrage was stopped with no major damage reported.
- On Monday, Iran launched ballistic missiles at the King Hussein and Al-Azraq airbases in Jordan, where United States troops operate, marking a major escalation in the six-month war.
- Tehran's strike followed a U.S. operation on Sunday that destroyed two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, which Washington said were preparing to deploy sea mines; the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed a "response and punishment."
- Intercepting the attack, the Jordanian Armed Forces destroyed eight ballistic missiles after they entered national airspace, while a U.S. source reported that "nearly all incoming missiles have been intercepted."
- Oil prices climbed above $90 per barrel following the exchange, as the IRGC vowed "vengeance upon criminals" and promised "punishment of the aggressor" amidst the administration's ongoing "economic warfare" strategy against Tehran.
- Amid approaching U.S. midterm elections, Democratic Senator Jack Reed criticized President Donald Trump, stating, "Six months later, not a single objective has been achieved," arguing the conflict has weakened the American global position.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have attacked two U.S. bases in Jordan earlier this Monday morning, and a U.S. base in UAE, in retaliation for Washington's bombing of the Iranian island of Larak, carried out hours earlier. In a statement published by several Iranian agencies, the Revolutionary Guard said it had ... Continue reading "Iran attacks U.S. bases in Jordan and U.S. Arab Emirates in retaliation for bombing" The post Iran attacks U…
MichaelSavage.com – Iran Fires at US Bases in Jordan; Missiles Intercepted
Iran said Monday it struck U.S. military bases in Jordan in retaliation for an American attack on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz after Washington said it acted to stop Iranian forces from laying sea mines. A U.S. official confirmed Iran launched several ballistic missiles at an American base in Jordan but said none…
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AlKhaleej TodayIran attacks Jordan, UAE after US bombs Larak Island
DUBAI — Iran has claimed attacks on US bases in Jordan and US military targets at the Al Minhad airbase in the UAE after US forces bombed two rocket launchers on Larak Island.Iranian officials said two people were killed and several others injured in the US attack Sunday night on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by attacking two bases used by US forces in Jordan and the UAE, according to Iranian media.Iran’s army said in a s…
Tehran said it threw dozens of drones at U.S. troops and helicopters stationed at the Al Minad air base in U.S.A. The Emirate denied that the base was reached, but confirmed that an Iranian drone was intercepted in its territorial waters. Jordan intercepted eight shells.
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