US military says intercepted missiles launched by Iran
Iran and the U.S. paused their fighting over the weekend, though tensions remain high even as officials said mediators achieved progress in getting the two sides back to negotiations
July 29, 2026 01:37
WASHINGTON, United States: The US military said Tuesday it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Iran, in the first flareup in violence in several days.
“At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on US forces based in the Middle East,” Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on X, adding that “all Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted.”
