U.S. Central Command confirmed that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched several ballistic missiles from Iran overnight in an apparent surprise attack on American forces stationed in Jordan. CENTCOM said all missiles were successfully intercepted. The attempted strike follows a period of relative quiet and marks a renewed escalation in the ongoing US-Iran confrontation.
U.S. Central Command confirmed early Wednesday that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a surprise ballistic missile attack on American forces stationed in Jordan, stating that all missiles were successfully intercepted. The official confirmation follows several hours of initial reports and unverified claims.
As The Zioneer reported in its Eye on Zion briefing at 06:06 Jerusalem, an attempted strike was detected and thwarted by air defense systems. Minutes later, at 06:27 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published initial reports of missile launches toward Jordan, followed by Jordanian military confirmation of five interceptions, and subsequently reports of a renewed attack on a US base. A further bulletin at 07:38 Jerusalem cited additional reports of a renewed missile barrage.
The CENTCOM confirmation now provides an on-record statement from the US military, upgrading the earlier unverified reports. The attempted strike follows a period of relative quiet after prior US-Iran exchanges, including US strikes on Iranian military infrastructure and Iranian retaliatory attacks on US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait in recent weeks, as The Zioneer reported on July 14 and July 19.
No casualties or damage have been reported. The exact timing and number of missiles in the latest barrage remain unconfirmed by independent sources.
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