Iran launches attacks on U.S. bases after American strikes near Strait of Hormuz
Iran conducted 21 attacks on U.S. bases and other sites in the Middle East overnight in response to earlier U.S. strikes. U.S. and allied forces reported intercepting all incoming missiles and drones with no reported damage or injuries.
The HillIran responded overnight to U.S. strikes with attacks targeting American bases and other sites in allied countries across the Middle East. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it conducted 21 attacks, including on the Al Azraq base in Jordan, and shot down an MQ-9 drone over Iran.
A U.S. official told The New York Times that all incoming missile and drone strikes were intercepted, with no reported damage to U.S. bases. Jordan said it shot down five missiles aimed at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which hosts U.S. forces, and reported no injuries.
Bahrain and Kuwait also said their air defenses intercepted missiles.
Background on the strikes The U.S. launched strikes Tuesday on Iran in response to the downing of a U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening. U.S. Central Command said the helicopter went down off the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters, and the two pilots were rescued within two hours.
President Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the pilots were unharmed. Iran said the U.S. strikes also destroyed two water desalination plants in southern Hormozgan Province. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X that Iran prefers diplomacy but will respond to broken commitments.
The back-and-forth comes days after Iran and Israel conducted direct attacks on each other since the ceasefire began in early April. Oil prices remained steady in early trading Wednesday, with Brent crude at about $90 per barrel. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Monday showed most U.S. adults expect gas prices to worsen over the next year.
