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US and Iran Trade Attacks in Biggest Military Escalation in a Month

From Egypt Independent · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iran fired missiles toward US military targets in Jordan after the United States struck Iranian rocket launchers that it said were preparing to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Jordan said it intercepted eight missiles, while the United Arab Emirates reported intercepting a drone approaching from Iran.
  • The exchanges marked a break from Washington’s recent focus on economic pressure and renewed military tensions over the waterway, a key route for global energy supplies.

The United States and Iran have traded attacks for the first time in more than a month, disrupting weeks of relative military calm in a conflict centered on the Strait of Hormuz.

limited, precise action

— US Central CommandCENTCOM used the phrase to describe the US strike on Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island.

Iran fired missiles toward US military targets in Jordan after a US strike on two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island. Washington said the launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the strait, the shipping route that has become the focus of regional tensions and diplomatic efforts.

Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said the military took “limited, precise action” against Iranian forces posing an imminent threat. CENTCOM said the strike aimed to protect civilian sailors, commercial shipping and the movement of global commerce. The US military completed clearing mines from the waterway’s international shipping routes the previous week.

Iran created the threat and the US military eliminated it to protect civilian mariners, commercial shipping, and the free flow of global commerce.

— US Central CommandCENTCOM justified the strike by citing the alleged threat from Iranian minelaying forces in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s response extended beyond Jordan. Jordan’s armed forces said air defenses intercepted and destroyed eight missiles entering the country’s airspace before they threatened civilians or property. The United Arab Emirates also said it intercepted a drone approaching from Iran over its territorial waters, after Iranian state media reported that Iran’s army had targeted a US base there.

We are not seeking war… But in the face of aggression, we will never sit idly by, and we are capable of delivering a decisive response.

— Masoud PezeshkianIran’s president described Tehran’s position after the US strike and promised a response to aggression.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said, “We are not seeking war… But in the face of aggression, we will never sit idly by, and we are capable of delivering a decisive response.” The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps described the US strike as “a strategic and deadly mistake” and promised retaliation. The exchanges came days after President Donald Trump declared the strait free of mines, and as Washington had shifted toward increasing economic pressure rather than military action.

a strategic and deadly mistake

— Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe IRGC characterized the US attack and vowed retaliation.
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Originally published by Egypt Independent in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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