U.S. Military Claims to Resume Strikes Against Iran, Iran Claims to Strike U.S. Military Bases
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated on July 30 that in response to the U.S. military attack, Iran struck a U.S. military base located in Jordan. The U.S. Central Command had previously stated that the U.S. military conducted a large-scale strike against Iran on the 29th.
On the 29th, the U.S. Central Command issued a statement saying that the U.S. military conducted a large-scale strike against Iran on the evening of the 29th Eastern Time, in response to Iran's attempted attack on U.S. forces stationed in the Middle East the previous day. The statement indicated that the U.S. military targeted dozens of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites within Iran, including military command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defense positions, as well as facilities related to maritime combat capabilities.
Explosions reported in multiple locations in Iran, with civilian casualties
On the 30th, explosions were reported in several areas of southern Iran, including Hormozgan Province, Bushehr Province, and Khuzestan Province. Among them, a residential area on Qeshm Island in Hormozgan Province was attacked by U.S. forces, resulting in the deaths of a family of three.
Iran claims to have destroyed U.S. aircraft; Jordan claims to have intercepted Iranian missiles
On the 30th, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that in response to this crime by the U.S. military, the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used several ballistic missiles to attack the U.S. military base located in Jordan, destroying three U.S. F-35 aircraft and severely damaging three other aircraft. This attack also resulted in the deaths of several officers, technicians, and maintenance personnel at the base.
On the 30th, Jordanian military sources reported that the Jordanian military intercepted five Iranian missiles aimed at Jordan.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missile strikes against a U.S. military base in Jordan on July 30, 2023, in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes conducted the previous day. The U.S. Central Command reported that these airstrikes targeted multiple Iranian Revolutionary Guard facilities. The Iranian attack reportedly destroyed three F-35 aircraft and resulted in several personnel casualties at the base. Additionally, the Jordanian military intercepted five Iranian missiles aimed at their territory.
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked U.S. base in Jordan with ballistic missiles.
- U.S. conducted airstrikes against Iranian targets on July 29, 2023.
- Three F-35 aircraft were destroyed in the Iranian attack.
- Multiple personnel casualties occurred at the U.S. base.
- Jordanian military intercepted five Iranian missiles.