CENTCOM confirmed US forces struck Iranian positions on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran was preparing to lay mines. Iran's IRGC retaliated by launching ballistic missiles and drones at two bases in Jordan housing American troops. Jordan's military said eight missiles entered its airspace. The results remain unclear; Iran claims it hit infrastructure and downed an MQ-9 drone, but the claims are unverified.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that U.S. forces struck Iranian military positions on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz overnight Sunday–Monday, stating that Iranian forces were preparing to lay mines. Jordan's military separately confirmed that eight Iranian ballistic missiles entered its airspace, without specifying whether they were intercepted. The confirmations follow hours of unverified reports and mark the most significant direct U.S.-Iran military exchange in months.
The Zioneer's overnight coverage at 00:43 Jerusalem tracked the escalation from its earliest moments: initial reports of Patriot intercepts over Jordan, then details that Iran had fired 11 missiles at U.S. bases in Jordan — specifically Muwaffaq Salti and Al-Azraq — and that Jordan had intercepted eight. Israeli media reported the exchange as the most significant in months. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed strikes on two Jordanian air bases and a separate drone attack on a U.S. base in the United Arab Emirates; these claims were not independently verified at the time.
The exchange follows earlier direct U.S.-Iran military friction this year, including Iranian strikes on a U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia in June, as The Zioneer reported. The Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil trade, has been a primary theater of confrontation. Economically, Iran is under severe pressure — inflation hit 87.9% in July, with food prices more than doubling in all provinces, according to data The Zioneer has previously covered.
What remains unclear: the extent of casualties on Larak Island — earlier thread reports mentioned casualties but no specifics — and the Iranian claim that it struck infrastructure at the Jordanian bases and downed an MQ-9 Reaper drone. No independent confirmation of damage at either side's positions has been published.
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