Iran said it launched missile strikes at a US military base in Jordan after a US attack on Iran’s Larak Island. The exchange has raised fears that the conflict could spread further across the Middle East. No date was provided in the source for either attack.

US Central Command said its operation on Larak Island was limited and precise, citing an imminent threat from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ ability to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran described the US attack as aggression and claimed it responded by targeting the American base in Jordan.

Sina Azodi, director of George Washington University’s Middle East Studies Program, told Al Jazeera that whether the confrontation escalates now largely depends on the United States. He said that if Washington attacks Iran again, Tehran would have little option but to respond, potentially returning the situation to full-scale military conflict. Analysts similarly said the next US move will be crucial in determining the conflict’s direction.