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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles at a military base in Jordan used by U.S. forces and said it attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, marking a sharp escalation in the six-month conflict.
The Iranian attacks followed U.S. strikes that destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday. U.S. Central Command said the vessels were targeted after the IRGC twice attempted to hit a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles. No American personnel were injured.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Iran would lose additional tankers if it continued targeting American naval vessels.
Iran later fired 20 ballistic missiles toward a base near Al Azraq, Jordan. The IRGC claimed significant damage, but Jordan said its air defenses intercepted 18 missiles, while the remaining two landed in unpopulated areas. No casualties were reported, and a U.S. official said all American troops were accounted for.
The IRGC also claimed attacks on 10 vessels, including two U.S. ships and eight oil tankers attempting to cross what Tehran described as a prohibited area of the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic waterway is a critical route for global energy supplies and has faced severe shipping disruptions during the conflict.
Escalating tensions pushed Brent crude toward $100 a barrel on Wednesday as markets assessed growing risks to oil shipments. Supply concerns intensified after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked several Saudi Arabian cities on Tuesday, wounding 73 people and setting oil facilities ablaze.
The Houthis said drones and missiles targeted a Saudi air base in Khamis Mushait and energy assets in Abha, Najran and Jazan. Saudi authorities confirmed fires and injuries.
The widening Gulf conflict has increasingly become a confrontation over military and economic pressure. Washington is seeking to keep oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz while restricting Iranian exports, while Tehran and its regional allies continue targeting U.S. interests, shipping routes and energy infrastructure across the Middle East.
