Iran said on Monday that it has launched strikes targeting US military positions in Jordan in response to Washington’s first attack on its territory in a month, marking a fresh flare-up in the six-month war.
Tehran's elite IRGC said it struck two US military air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing "heavy damage".
Shortly after Iran’s announcement, the Jordanian army said it had intercepted eight missiles, without stating their origin.
The strikes came after the US revealed on Sunday that it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on Larak, a small island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington said its attacks were aimed at preventing Iran from launching more sea mines into the strait, days after it announced it had completed clearing explosives from the strategic waterway.
