Iran reportedly launched indiscriminate missile strikes on US targets in Jordan, fired dozens of ballistic missiles at a US airbase and claimed to have targeted 20 vessels in the Persian Gulf.
WASHINGTON, TEHRAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 9th Sep, 2026) Tensions between the United States and Iran in the middle East have reached an extremely dangerous stage, with US Central Command claiming to have destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers, while Iran reportedly responded by firing dozens of ballistic missiles at a US airbase in Jordan and claimed to have targeted 20 vessels in the Persian Gulf.
According to international media, US Central Command said in a statement that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attempted twice over the past two days to attack a US warship in Gulf waters with ballistic missiles.
However, US air defenses and the warship successfully thwarted both attacks. In response to the IRGC’s actions and attacks, US forces carried out an operation and destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers.
All US personnel remained safe during the clashes and attacks, while US naval patrols continue in the region’s international waters.
Iranian state media and IRGC sources said that Iran announced a strong response immediately after the US operation.
Dozens of ballistic missiles were launched from military bases in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and Khorramabad. The IRGC targeted the Al Azraq US military base in Jordan with more than two dozen ballistic missiles.
Russian media reports said that the Pentagon‘s advanced air defense system in Jordan had been activated immediately to destroy the Iranian missiles in the air.
Further escalating the situation, the Iranian Navy and IRGC declared the Gulf states of Kuwait and Bahrain equal partners in US actions. Iran‘s armed forces warned that all oil tankers anchored or present at ports in Kuwait and Bahrain could also be targeted, urging the crews of all vessels to evacuate immediately.
