Iran Says It Launched Ballistic Missiles at US Bases in Jordan After Larak Island Strike

Iranian state media reported a missile retaliation against two US air bases in Jordan after American forces struck Larak Island, adding another escalation to the military confrontation described in the account.

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vengeance upon criminals

Press TV, citing footage from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said ballistic missiles targeted technical and maintenance facilities and fighter-jet positions at the King Hussein and Al-Azraq bases. Al Arabiya reported that Jordanian air defences intercepted the launches.

Iranian broadcaster IRIB said the US attack on Larak Island had taken place in two waves and that several people had been wounded and killed. It also said sounds heard from Sirik resulted from Iranian defensive actions. The account did not provide further detail on the reported casualties.

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the punishment of the aggressor

Separately, US Central Command said its blockade against Iran remained in place. As of Sunday, it said its forces had redirected 83 commercial vessels, disabled three and boarded two to enforce the measure. CENTCOM described the operation as part of efforts in the Arabian Sea.

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grave blunder

The reported missile launches followed an IRGC warning of “vengeance upon criminals” and “the punishment of the aggressor.” IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi called the US military action a “grave blunder” carried out alongside new economic measures. “This action was a strategic and fatal error by the Trump regime in the course of the economic war, an error that will shift the balance against its planners and will entail heavy costs,” he said. The confrontation followed the US Treasury’s Aug. 24 announcement of “Operation Economic Outcast,” aimed at cutting Iran’s global financial networks and regime revenue sources.

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This action was a strategic and fatal error by the Trump regime in the course of the economic war, an error that will shift the balance against its planners and will entail heavy costs.