The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that it carried out missile strikes targeting Jordan, according to a report. The IRGC also issued threats to escalate its military actions in the region. No details on the timing or targets of the strikes were provided.
This evening, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officially confirmed that it carried out missile strikes targeting Jordan, issuing a threat to escalate its military operations in the region.
The confirmation marks the latest development in a sequence of events that began Thursday afternoon. At 13:41 Jerusalem time, sirens were reported in Jordan following approximately five missile launches from Iran, as The Zioneer reported. Within the same hour, Jordanian sources reported that eight missiles had been intercepted with no damage. The IRGC then claimed it had struck a US command-and-control center and the Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan with 10 ballistic missiles, warning that additional US bases in the region would not be immune from 'heavy fire.' The initial claims, relayed through Iranian media and Israeli journalist Sapir Lipkin, could not be independently verified. The new confirmation from the IRGC provides no additional details on the specific targets, timing, or casualties.
The IRGC's statements this week follow a broader pattern of escalating threats, as The Zioneer has reported. On June 28, the IRGC warned that its response to any ceasefire violations would be 'more severe than the last.' Earlier, on June 11, the IRGC Air Force declared the start of a 'decisive direct response' to the enemy, and on June 8, an IRGC spokesman threatened Israel with 'destructive space missiles.' The IRGC's posture has been one of sustained rhetoric of retaliation over the past month.
What remains open: The IRGC's confirmation is a claim from a single source — no independent verification of the strikes, their impact, or casualties has been obtained. The specific targets, timing, and scope of the strikes remain unclear, as does any potential US or Jordanian response.
10 developments
- ConfirmedIRGC fires at least 11 solid-fuel missiles at US base in Jordan
- DevelopingIRGC threatens to strike US military sources operating from Israel
- DevelopingIRGC warns response to ceasefire violations will be 'more severe than the last'
- DevelopingIranian report: IRGC strikes ships that attacked Iran with missiles
Source and signal
- Internal intake