Iranian strike damages US aircraft in Jordan

Reports say several U.S. military aircraft were damaged in Iran’s retaliatory missile strike on the Muwaffaq Salti air base in Jordan, also known as al-Azraq. A CBS reporter said an American A-10 Thunderbolt was hit and left with a missing wing, while about eight F-15 fighter jets suffered light damage before being returned to service. The report also said U.S. forces in Jordan fired more than 30 Patriot missiles to defend against the attack, adding to claims that prolonged conflict has strained American interceptor stockpiles.

The base, located about 100 kilometers from Amman, is described as a key U.S. military facility and a repeated target of Iranian retaliation. The IRGC said its Aerospace Force struck the site after the United States attacked several Iranian commercial and oil vessels. It said the missile barrage hit maintenance and repair hangars, aircraft preparation areas and shelters for F-35, F-16 and F-15 warplanes, causing heavy damage. The force framed the attack as a direct response to what it called U.S. aggression and desperation in the face of Iranian naval pressure in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s military also said it struck two American warships with missile barrages as part of the same retaliation campaign. The statement linked the attacks to rising tensions at sea and said Iranian forces would continue operations until U.S. aggression ends. It portrayed the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic pressure point where Iranian naval resistance had forced Washington into risky moves.

The conflict has widened into a broader regional exchange, with both sides trading strikes at sea and against military facilities. The United States and Israel launched an earlier war of aggression against Iran, after which Iran responded with attacks on strategic American targets across West Asia and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to traffic.