Iran Strikes U.S.-Used Base in Jordan as Regional Conflict Escalates
The IRGC said it hit 10 ships, including two U.S. vessels, as the clash with Washington widened and oil prices rose.
- On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted Jordan's Azraq Air Base with heavy ballistic missiles in an operation dubbed "Punishing the Aggressors," striking facilities used to station United States F-35, F-16, and F-15 fighter jets.
- United States Central Command destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers linked to the IRGC, prompting the escalation following two Iranian attempts to target a United States warship with ballistic missiles over the previous two days.
- Jordanian authorities reported most incoming missiles were intercepted near the northern city of Irbid with no casualties occurring. The IRGC claimed the strikes damaged a maintenance facility, an aircraft preparation site, and various shelters at the base.
- Fighting across the Middle East intensified as regional tensions impacted the Strait of Hormuz, with reduced traffic through this shipping corridor adding to concerns about oil supply and pushing crude prices higher.
- Drone and missile attacks linked to Houthi forces caused injuries and damage to energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, marking a broader escalation in the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States.
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The Guardians of the Iranian Revolution announced on Wednesday that they had carried out strikes in Jordan. The previous day, the United States had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers. The resumption of the exchanges of fire over the past week interrupted a month of relative calm in the conflict. The negotiations remained at a standstill.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced this Wednesday, 9 September, that they had attacked two American ships and eight oil tankers in the Gulf,
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