Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles Toward Military Facilities in Gulf After Fresh U.S Strikes

A dangerous new exchange of fire is unfolding across the Middle East after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it launched ballistic missiles at military facilities used by American forces following fresh U.S. strikes on July 12. The IRGC said Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan was targeted, though the claims remain independently unverified. Alerts also spread across the Gulf, with the UAE reporting defensive interceptions, Bahrain activating air raid sirens and Qatar responding to an incoming missile attack. The retaliation followed a third round of U.S. strikes, which CENTCOM said came after an attack on the M/V GFS Galaxy.