Iran Fires Missiles at Jordan and Drones at Bahrain

Iran retaliated for new US strikes by firing 13 ballistic missiles at Jordan and drones at Bahrain, with no injuries reported so far.

Iran's armed forces fired missiles and drones at US allies in the region in what Tehran cast as a direct response to new American strikes on Iran. Jordan's military said it detected 13 ballistic missiles originating from Iranian territory, intercepting 10 while three fell in remote areas, with no injuries or deaths reported. Bahrain's state news agency confirmed it intercepted Iranian drones, which Iranian media said were aimed at a military base. Kuwait also intercepted several Iranian drones, according to Condé Nast Traveller Middle East, and the UAE earlier reported intercepting a drone over its territorial waters. Iranian state media claimed US forces were killed in the strike on Jordan, but a US official told CBS News this was not true.

The exchange marks a return to direct hostilities in a war that had shown signs of winding down, dashing hopes it was close to ending. President Trump said the American strikes hit IRGC air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites, retaliation he said was for Iran attempting to place more sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz and for targeting an American base in Jordan earlier in the week. He warned Iran would be 'hit much harder' if it continued to retaliate and dismissed the idea of a deal, saying any agreement would not be 'worth the paper it's written on.' Iran's Revolutionary Guard vowed the United States would regret the new attacks.

Iran's foreign ministry accused the US of killing or wounding more than 50 people in an airstrike on a private home in Kuhestak, in Hormozgan province, where families were celebrating a wedding; a deputy governor earlier said two people were killed. There was no immediate comment from US officials on the allegation. The economic fallout was immediate: Brent crude traded just below $96 a barrel for November deliveries, while US West Texas Intermediate topped $91, according to CBS News. US embassies across the region issued alerts warning of possible airspace closures and flight cancellations, though Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and UAE airspace remained open on Wednesday, with airlines still reporting delays and cancellations.

Both sides appear dug in. Trump publicly urged Iranians to 'rise up and fight' against their government, while warning that a further Iranian retaliation would bring an even larger American attack. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei warned that 'those who remain silent today will not be immune to its consequences tomorrow.' Diplomatically the war remains at a stalemate in its sixth month, with Washington pursuing a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and planning what it calls an 'economic D-Day' of tightened sanctions, while Tehran threatens retaliation against any country that joins. The long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln, which flew thousands of strike sorties, has finally reached Thailand for rest after its extended tour.