Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has carried out major missile and drone attacks on US military installations in Jordan and Bahrain, escalating tensions across the Middle East. The IRGC also struck two supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the vessels ignored Iranian warnings and followed US directives. The incidents occurred shortly after US President Donald Trump announced renewed sanctions on Iran and a 20 percent tariff on cargo passing through the strategic waterway.

Iranian state and semi-official media confirmed the attacks, describing them as retaliatory operations. The IRGC claimed that several US radar and defense systems at the Bahrain base were destroyed, though these assertions have not been independently verified. The US Department of Defense and the Bahraini government have not yet commented on the reported strikes.

Following the attacks, the IRGC urged Jordanians to dismantle US military bases in their country, emphasizing that Iran holds no hostility toward Jordan’s people. The group framed its actions as part of a broader resistance against US presence in the region.