The US military said it launched dozens of strikes against targets linked to Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in response to Iranian attacks on American troops in Jordan after President Donald Trump had vowed to retaliate and "hit them very hard."

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that it targeted a US air base and Central Command Centre in Jordan using ballistic missiles.

CENTCOM disclosed on X that it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles in an attempted surprise attack on US forces based in the Middle East.

The strikes also come after the U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched joint airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq.

Two people are reported to have been injured by the strikes on Iranian facilities.