“US forces in Jordan are under missile attack. The Iranians are launching a variety of different missiles at US bases in response to US strikes on Larak Island,” Fox News’ Trey Yingst confirmed. Follow us on Google Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, in this screen grab from video released June 26, 2026. (photo credit: US CENTRAL COMMAND/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) By ESTHER DAVIS AUGUST 31, 2026 01:06 Updated: AUGUST 31, 2026 04:05 The Jordanian Armed Forces said they intercepted eight missiles that entered the country’s airspace on Monday, after local media reported hearing explosions near the city of Aqaba.
Iran launched an attack on US forces in Jordan, a US source familiar with the situation confirmed to Fox News on Monday. The source added that nearly all of the missiles had been intercepted by US air defenses.
“US forces in Jordan are under missile attack. The Iranians are launching a variety of different missiles at US bases in response to US strikes on Larak Island,” Fox News’ Trey Yingst confirmed on Monday.
The Iranian attacks followed US airstrikes on Larak Island in southern Iran. The US struck Iranian missile launchers after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces were seen preparing to fire towards the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
“According to US intelligence the Iranians were planning to launch rockets with sea mines attached, to redploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz,” Yingst added.
US Sailors conduct night flight operations aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), August 30, 2026. (credit: X/CENTCOM) Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported that Iran had launched missiles at US ships in the Strait of Hormuz early on Monday morning.
IRGC claims responsibility for attacks The IRGC said it had carried out attacks on two US military bases in Jordan in response to “the US-Israeli enemy’s attack on Larak Island,” in a statement on Monday morning.
According to the statement, the IRGC “targeted the technical and maintenance infrastructure and the locations where enemy fighter jets are stationed at the two US air bases in Jordan using ballistic missiles.”
Citing the IRGC statement the Iranian state media IRIB reported that the attack “destroyed” the bases and “caused heavy damage,” contrary to reports from US officials.
“Every strike will be met with an even more forceful response,” the statement concluded.
CENTCOM refutes Iranian claim that US is aggressor “The IRGC claimed in a recent statement that trikes by US forces to prevent the IRGC from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz were an ‘act of aggression,'” a statement from US Central Command (CENTCOM) on X/Twitter read. “This claim is absolutely FALSE.”
“US forces took limited, precise action against IRGC minelaying forces posing an imminent threat in the Strait of Hormuz.”
“Iran created the threat and the US military eliminated it to protect civilian mariners, commercial shipping, and the free flow of global commerce,” CENTCOM added.
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