The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired multiple ballistic missiles from Iran at U.S. forces in the Middle East at 17:45 ET (00:45 Jerusalem), in what it described as an attempted surprise attack. CENTCOM said all missiles were successfully intercepted and that U.S. forces remain at high alert.
At 00:45 Jerusalem on Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East, in what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) described as an attempted surprise attack. CENTCOM stated that all missiles were successfully intercepted and that U.S. forces remain on high alert.
The first reports of the attack emerged at 01:15 Jerusalem, when Axios reported that Iran had launched ballistic missiles toward a U.S. base in Jordan. Minutes later, a U.S. official told i24NEWS that at least four missiles were fired, calling it a 'major attack.' Barak Ravid (N12) noted this was the first Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base since President Trump suspended strikes against Iran on Friday. American sources then confirmed to The Zioneer that the attack involved several ballistic missiles. By 01:31 Jerusalem, CENTCOM and the U.S. Army both confirmed that all projectiles were destroyed, and the IRGC claimed via a source that six missiles were fired in response to what it called 'the crimes of the naval siege.'
The strike follows weeks of escalating kinetic exchanges between Washington and Tehran. As The Zioneer reported, the IRGC has previously claimed strikes on the Prince Hassan Air Base and the Al-Azraq base in Jordan, while the United States conducted airstrikes on IRGC positions in Iran's Bushehr province. The current attack comes amid a period of heightened military confrontation, with U.S. forces maintaining high alert across the region.
No casualties or damage have been reported from the incident. The IRGC has not yet issued an official statement on the CENTCOM account, and the exact number of missiles launched remains unverified—the U.S. military described 'multiple' missiles, while the IRGC source claimed six.
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