Iran Launches Missile Barrage at U.S. Base in Jordan After Brief Pause in Hostilities

On Tuesday, Iranian forces launched a series of missiles and drones toward a U.S. military installation in Jordan. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired the weapons from central Iran at approximately 5:45 p.m. Eastern Time. American air defenses intercepted every incoming threat. No casualties or material damage were reported.

Iranian state media confirmed that missiles had been launched toward Jordan. The attack came after a brief pause in hostilities. A ceasefire memorandum that had produced weeks of relative calm collapsed earlier in the month following Iranian actions against commercial shipping.

Earlier strikes on July 17 against the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in eastern Jordan had already killed two American service members and injured others. CENTCOM has recorded at least seventeen U.S. service members killed in the broader conflict, with hundreds wounded. Roughly 4,000 American personnel remain stationed at various facilities across Jordan under longstanding bilateral arrangements.

The United States had conducted near-daily strikes against Iranian targets for thirteen consecutive nights before the recent pause. President Trump had ordered the temporary halt over the weekend. Tuesday’s launch marked the latest test of that decision. What response, if any, follows is still unfolding.