The U.S. Central Command confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired multiple ballistic missiles from Iran at 17:45 ET (00:45 Jerusalem) in an attempt to preemptively strike U.S. forces in the Middle East. CENTCOM said all missiles were successfully intercepted and that American forces remain at high alert.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) officially confirmed early Wednesday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran at 00:45 Jerusalem in an attempted preemptive strike against American forces in the Middle East. CENTCOM stated that all missiles were successfully intercepted and that U.S. forces remain at high alert, with no casualties or damage reported. The confirmation marks the first direct official acknowledgment by the U.S. military command of the attack, which unfolded in a rapid sequence of reports beginning at 01:15 Jerusalem.
The incident was first reported by Axios at 01:15 Jerusalem, followed by a U.S. official telling i24NEWS that at least four missiles were fired, describing it as a "major attack." Barak Ravid (N12) noted it was the first Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base since President Trump suspended strikes on Friday. The Zioneer then confirmed from American sources that several ballistic missiles had been launched. The U.S. Army and CENTCOM each issued statements confirming the attack and the successful interception of all projectiles. The IRGC itself claimed six missiles were fired in response to what it called "the crimes of the naval siege," a claim that remains unverified.
The attempted strike is the latest in a series of direct IRGC attacks on U.S. forces amid the ongoing kinetic confrontation between Washington and Tehran. On July 9, the IRGC claimed a 10-ballistic-missile strike on the U.S. command center and Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan, which Jordanian officials reported were mostly intercepted. The Zioneer reported that CENTCOM subsequently conducted multiple nights of retaliatory strikes on Iranian military targets, including coastal radar, air defenses, and missile storage facilities. The broader context includes the June 2026 escalation that saw direct state-on-state strikes between Iran and Israel, as well as U.S. operations against Iranian assets.
It remains unclear how many missiles were launched in total—CENTCOM described "multiple" while the IRGC claimed six. The IRGC's stated motive of responding to a "naval siege" could not be independently confirmed. U.S. forces remain on high alert, and no further details on the specific bases targeted or any damage assessment have been released.
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