IRGC Launches Ballistic Missile Strike on US Airbase in Jordan

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has carried out what it described as a retaliatory ballistic missile strike against a US airbase in Jordan. The IRGC also announced that it had stopped three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

“In response to the aggressive actions of the child-killing US military, the brave fighters of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force launched several ballistic missiles at a US airbase and the US military’s Central Command’s headquarters in Jordan,” the Corps said in a statement early Wednesday.

The IRGC said the missile attack was carried out in response to what it described as continued US threats and hostile actions against Iran.

“As long as threats against the Islamic Republic continue and the unlawful and hostile actions of US forces against our interests persist, resistance will also continue,” it added.

“Threats by US officials and unlawful interference against our interests must come to an end.”

According to the report, the United States has carried out what Iran describes as repeated violations against Iranian territory since April 7, when US President Donald Trump announced a unilateral ceasefire following the latest conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.

The report said that the alleged violations continued even after Washington and Tehran signed a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding last month. The first clause of the agreement called for an end to aggression on all fronts.

Under the agreement, Iran also established a maritime route for what it described as the safe and legal movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran accused the United States of attempting to help ships avoid the designated route by escorting them through what Tehran considers an illegal passage.

Iran’s Armed Forces have responded to what they describe as violations, including incidents involving ships attempting to move through the Strait of Hormuz outside the designated route.

In a separate statement on Wednesday, the IRGC said it had stopped three oil tankers that had “violated our warnings and continued sailing along an unsafe and unlawful route” through the waterway.

The IRGC also issued a warning over what it called US interference in maritime activities in the region.

“The IRGC Navy once again warns that the unlawful interference and directives issued by the child-killing US military to vessels operating in the region will not go unanswered.”

The latest developments have increased tensions between Iran and the United States and raised further concerns about security in the Strait of Hormuz, a key global route for oil shipments.