*US camp Titin in Jordan Iran has launched a new wave of devastating missile and drone attacks against US military facilities in Jordan and Bahrain after American strikes on southern Iran hit a residential building where a wedding ceremony was underway, killing five people, including a child, and injuring dozens.
The US military began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the operation was launched in response to alleged Iranian attempts to attack commercial shipping and American troops in the region. President Donald Trump described the strikes as “large and powerful” and warned Tehran that any retaliation would trigger an even harsher response.
Iranian authorities said shrapnel from one of the US strikes hit a residential house in Kuhestak, in Hormozgan Province, where a wedding was taking place. The death toll later rose to four, including a young child, while Iranian media reported that the number of injured had climbed to 68.
The IRGC subsequently announced the start of what it called a “punishing response,” saying ballistic missiles fired at US marine corps’s Camp Titin, a US military facility near Aqaba in southern Jordan have destroyed the facility. The Iranians claimed that American troops were killed and military infrastructure and helicopters destroyed in the attack, although Washington has not confirmed those claims.
Iran’s regular army separately said it had launched drones against US facilities at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, targeting radar installations and areas used by American forces.
Jordan said 13 ballistic missiles entered its airspace during the latest attacks, with ten intercepted and three falling away from populated areas.
The new escalation follows an exchange of strikes over the weekend, after US forces hit Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait and Tehran retaliated with ballistic missiles and drones targeting American military positions in Jordan. US President Donald Trump vowed to “hit Iran hard.”
Earlier, Washington launched what it called an “economic onslaught” against Iran, imposing new sanctions and threatening to boot any country dealing financially with Tehran out of the US dollar system. On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said new secondary sanctions would be rolled out every week against foreign banks and companies that continue dealing with Iran.
- Building struck by US missile in Sirik, Iran
Also this morning, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it had killed “a number of enemy elements” and destroyed several drones in a missile and drone attack on Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base.
In a statement, the IRGC said its Ground Force carried out a “combined missile and drone attack” on the headquarters and residence of the US commander at the base. The strike reportedly set fire to a drone hangar and deployment ramp and destroyed several drones used in attacks on Iran.
Kuwait earlier said it had intercepted Iranian missiles and drones but reported no casualties.
The IRGC said the operation was carried out alongside strikes on US bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Erbil in retaliation for a US strike on a residential building in Sirik, southern Iran, where officials said a wedding ceremony was taking place. The IRGC said the strike killed four people, including a child.
Addressing Kuwaitis, the IRGC said the attack targeted the “US military presence” rather than the Kuwaiti people and called for the removal of American forces from the country.
Oil prices have once again surged after the latest exchange of strikes between Washington and Tehran renewed fears of supply disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices initially jumped the US announced its strikes on Tuesday, with Brent settling 4.6% higher at $94.65 a barrel and WTI gaining 5.2% to $90.22.
Prices continued climbing early Wednesday, with Brent trading above $95 and WTI above $91.
