The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed Tuesday night it launched a ballistic missile attack on a US Marine Corps base in Jordan. The claim, made via an IRGC statement, has not been independently verified. This follows an earlier IRGC claim of a strike on a US base in Jordan tonight.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed Tuesday night that it launched a ballistic missile attack on a US Marine Corps base in Jordan, specifying for the first time that the strike involved ballistic missiles. The claim, issued via an IRGC statement, has not been independently verified by US Central Command or Jordanian authorities. This new assertion follows an earlier IRGC claim earlier Tuesday that it had struck a US Marine base in the Gulf of Aqaba region.
The evolution of claims Tuesday began with initial reports that Iran fired ballistic missiles at bases in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan (Tue 07:53 Jerusalem). Shortly after, The Zioneer reported that the US military had struck IRGC launchers that were prepared to fire. Subsequently, early unconfirmed reports emerged of casualties among US soldiers at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The IRGC then claimed it had targeted a US Marine Corps base in the Gulf of Aqaba. Each claim has relied on Iranian sources, with no independent corroboration.
The Zioneer has tracked a pattern of IRGC claims of direct kinetic actions against US forces across the Middle East in recent months, including footage of ballistic missile launches targeting US assets (Jun 10), claims of destroying F-35 hangars at Jordan's Al-Azraq base (Jun 10), and a claim of killing US soldiers at a Jordanian air base (Jul 30). US officials have repeatedly denied or cast doubt on such assertions.
All claims remain unverified. No official confirmation of impacts, casualties, or damage has been issued by US or Jordanian authorities.
7 developments
- StrongUS official: All American troops in Jordan accounted for, no casualties from Iranian strikes
- DevelopingNo US injuries or major damage from latest Iran attacks: US official
- DevelopingUS official: Iranian strikes caused no US casualties or significant damage to facilities
- StrongUS official: Iranian missile and drone salvo caused no American casualties or damage
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