Iran attacks US forces in Jordan as Trump meets Netanyahu
Posted: 29 Jul 2026, 19:34
Iran has also struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and rejected Oman’s proposal on managing the waterway.
Jordan’s air defenses have intercepted five missiles launched from Iran, according to the country’s armed forces, in what the United States military described as an “attempted surprise attack” on US forces by Iran.
In a statement early on Wednesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said US forces “remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness”.Later in the day, US President Donald Trump threatened sweeping retaliatory military action. “We’ll be hitting them hard,” he told Fox News.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) earlier said its air force had targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and a CENTOCOM centre in Jordan.
“As long as threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran continue and illegal and vicious actions by American forces against our interests continue, the resistance will continue,” the IRGC said in a statement carried by state media, while also confirming that it had targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement announcing the interception of the missiles, the Jordanian military said it would “not tolerate any threat to the security” of the country.Regional escalation
Meanwhile, joint US-Saudi strikes in Iraq on Wednesday killed at least 20 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and wounded 32 other members, according to the group.
Those strikes marked the first major US military action in the region since last Friday, when Trump suspended an intensive bombing campaign after 13 days, claiming “good talks” were under way with Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2 ... -netanyahu
Jordan’s air defenses have intercepted five missiles launched from Iran, according to the country’s armed forces, in what the United States military described as an “attempted surprise attack” on US forces by Iran.
In a statement early on Wednesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said US forces “remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness”.Later in the day, US President Donald Trump threatened sweeping retaliatory military action. “We’ll be hitting them hard,” he told Fox News.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) earlier said its air force had targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and a CENTOCOM centre in Jordan.
“As long as threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran continue and illegal and vicious actions by American forces against our interests continue, the resistance will continue,” the IRGC said in a statement carried by state media, while also confirming that it had targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement announcing the interception of the missiles, the Jordanian military said it would “not tolerate any threat to the security” of the country.Regional escalation
Meanwhile, joint US-Saudi strikes in Iraq on Wednesday killed at least 20 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and wounded 32 other members, according to the group.
Those strikes marked the first major US military action in the region since last Friday, when Trump suspended an intensive bombing campaign after 13 days, claiming “good talks” were under way with Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2 ... -netanyahu