Iran fires missiles at US airbase in Jordan as US strikes escalate Middle East crisis
TL;DR
Iran says it launched missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan hosting US forces after US strikes tied to the downing of a US Apache helicopter; Iran and others targeted bases in Kuwait and Bahrain with drones, Jordan intercepted missiles, and Washington said its strikes on Iran were completed. The episode marks another breach of the fragile US–Iran ceasefire and signals renewed regional escalation, with markets reacting to heightened tensions.
- Middle East crisis live: Iran launches broad retaliatory attacks after US strikes over downed helicopter The Guardian
- Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz Reuters
- Iran strikes Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for US attacks in Hormuz Al Jazeera
- US Launches Strikes Against Iran After Helicopter Shot Down Bloomberg.com
- Iran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says The New York Times
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