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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a missile strike against the Al-Azraq US air base in Jordan on Wednesday, destroying maintenance facilities, jet shelters, and deployment zones.
The strike followed American forces destroying five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday after Iranian forces targeted a US warship.
Jordan’s military reported that its defence systems intercepted and shot down 18 incoming Iranian missiles aimed at the kingdom.
The escalation pushes both nations deeper into conflict six months after fighting began, with global oil prices surging toward $100 per barrel.
Iran continues to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz, effectively crippling one of the world’s most critical oil and gas transit routes.
In response to the loss of its tankers, Tehran warned crews to abandon oil vessels near US-allied Kuwait and Bahrain before launching planned retaliatory strikes.
US forces maintain their campaign to pressure Iran’s economy and ports, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that continued attacks on American naval ships will result in further destroyed tankers.
Concurrently, Iranian forces claimed to have seized an advanced American unmanned submarine drone in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted two US destroyers with ballistic missiles. At the same time, US military officials downplayed the drone’s significance as an older, malfunctioning model.
