Iran launched ballistic missile attacks on September 9, 2026, targeting Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan and damaging US military aircraft, following US destruction of five Iranian tankers on September 8. The strikes represent escalating tit-for-tat military action.
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U.S. Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on Sept. 8 after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted an unnamed U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the previous two days [airandspaceforces.com#1][politico.com#1][middleeasteye.net#1][al-monitor.com#1]. CENTCOM said the warship evaded the attacks, continued patrolling regional waters
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U.S. Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on Sept. 8 after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps twice targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles over the previous two days; CENTCOM said the warship evaded the attacks, continued patrols in regional waters and no American personnel were harmed [arabtimesonline.com#1][alarabiya.net#2][bbc.co.uk#
US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.
US military says it destroyed five more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on a Navy warship. Iran struck a US military base in Jordan with missiles in retaliation, the Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday. Jordan's army said it shot down 18 missiles from Iran targeting the kingdom.
U.S. Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a U.S. Navy warship twice with ballistic missiles over the previous two days [dw.com#1][theguardian.com#1][timesofisrael.com#1][thehindu.com#2][cbsnews.com#1][scmp.com#1][abc.net.au#1][firstpost.com#2][theglobeand
Jordan’s Armed Forces said air defense systems engaged 20 ballistic missiles fired from Iranian territory toward Jordan on Sept. 9, intercepting and destroying 18; the other two fell in unpopulated areas, and initial field assessments found no deaths [arabtimesonline.com#1][alarabiya.net#1][middleeasteye.net#1][aa.com.tr#1][ynetnews.com#1][skynewsarabia.com#1]. The military said monitoring and ass
U.S. Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers on September 8, hitting four vessels in the Gulf of Oman and one near Iran’s Kharg Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps twice targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles over the previous two days [arabtimesonline.com#1][aaj.tv#1][politico.com#1][npr.org#2]. CENTCOM said the U.S. warship evad
US CENTCOM said crews were warned to abandon ship before its strikes after the IRGC fired missiles at a US Navy warship twice in two days. Tehran launched missile strikes on US targets in Jordan and warned tankers near Kuwait and Bahrain to evacuate.
An Iranian ballistic missile attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan damaged U.S. military aircraft this week, a U.S. official told Reuters, and people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine [militarytimes.com#1][airandspaceforces.com#1][perthnow.com.au#1][middleeasteye.net#1]. The reported damage included one A-10 Thunderbolt II with a missing or severely damaged wing and r