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Iran says it struck US air base in Jordan, US military ends five hours of attacks

The Express Tribune (Reuters/Anadolu) · back to the audit
Iranian ballistic missiles targeted a US air base in Jordan on Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said, while calling on Jordanians to dismantle American bases in the kingdom.

Jordan's armed forces said on Tuesday they intercepted and shot down four missiles that entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory.

"The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran. We are reinstating THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE," Trump had said earlier on Monday on Truth Social. "The USA will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT', but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped."

Iran's top joint military command said the US had no role in determining the future of the waterway and would not be allowed to intervene. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that Tehran was the guardian of the strait and would remain so "forever", adding in response to Trump's comments that: "20% is of course too much. We will be fair." In the post, Araghchi wrote: "Iran has always been the GUARDIAN of the Strait and will remain so FOREVER."

The IRGC said two "offending" supertankers had been hit and disabled in the strait after ignoring repeated warnings and turning off navigation systems, Iranian media reported. But it accused the US of "inciting vessels to use an illegal route".

The UN shipping agency pushed back against Trump's proposal, saying it opposes any fees for straits used in international navigation and stressing that there is no legal basis for introducing mandatory tolls on strait transits.

Oil prices rose nearly 3% on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks. Brent crude futures were last up $1.90, or 2.3%, to $85.20 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.91, or 2.4%, to $80.05 a barrel. Oil prices are now at their highest since the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war on June 17.