Iran is reportedly attacking US bases in Jordan

According to media reports, Iran has attacked US military bases in Jordan with a “wave of missiles”. As the pro-government broadcaster Press TV reported on Telegram that night, these were retaliatory strikes after attacks by the US military on Iranian oil tankers. According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, there were several explosions at two US bases in Jordan. The reports could not initially be independently confirmed. The US military and the Jordanian authorities initially did not provide any information.

The US military said that night that the attacks on several Iranian tankers were in retaliation for Iranian attacks on a US warship with ballistic missiles. Iranian media had previously reported several explosions off the island of Kharg in the Persian Gulf and near the port city of Jask on the Strait of Hormuz. Charg is the main export terminal for Iranian oil in the Persian Gulf.