Iran Targets US Bases Across Gulf After American Strikes

08:20 10.6.2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had launched missile and drone attacks on a US military base in Jordan and other American-linked targets across the Persian Gulf on June 10 in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian military installations near the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian media reported that the attacks targeted the US Al Azraq base in Jordan, as well as sites in Kuwait and Bahrain.

The Revolutionary Guards said they struck facilities including aircraft hangars and a command center and warned they were prepared to deliver a “crushing and decisive” response to any further US action.

The attacks followed a US operation against nearly 20 Iranian air-defense, radar, and surveillance sites near the Strait of Hormuz.

The strikes came after President Donald Trump said Iran was responsible for the downing of a US Apache helicopter a day earlier and vowed a “very powerful” response.

Jordan’s military said it intercepted and destroyed five missiles headed toward Al-Azraq, while Bahrain and Kuwait reported engaging incoming aerial threats.

A US official said preliminary assessments indicated that nearly all Iranian missiles and drones had been intercepted, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage to American facilities.

The exchanges mark one of the most serious escalations since Washington and Tehran agreed to a cease-fire in April.

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