Current sectionMiddle East NewsJordan said it intercepted 18 of 20 Iranian missiles and reported no casualties, while Tehran's latest attacks followed U.S. strikes that destroyed five Iranian oil tankersShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters12:50 PM • September 09 2026 IDTIran's Revolutionary Guards said they fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the U.S. military and attacked 10 ships overnight into Wednesday, after the U.S. said it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, marking a sharp escalation in the six-month-old war.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Middle East oilJordan IranIran Revolutionary GuardsStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Iran-U.S.EisenkotAfDBen-GvirHadashIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerSeveral European Countries Say Settlement Trade Restrictions Hinge on EU ActionNew Poll: Vance Struggles to Win GOP Jewish Support Despite Outreach EffortsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?