US strikes Iran’s Larak Island in first attack in weeks
Tensions have escalated between the US and Iran following a US strike on Larak Island, which prompted Iranian missile attacks on US bases in Jordan. Iran has also claimed to have shot down a US drone, though both sides have expressed a desire to avoid full-scale war.
Why it matters
The exchange represents a significant flare-up in regional instability, highlighting the fragile nature of military deterrence in the Middle East.
The exchange of attacks is the first flare-up in violence between the two sides since late July.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Iran's IRGC says one of its two targets on August 30, 2026, was the Al Azraq base in Jordan, which hosts US air assets [File: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 30 Aug 2026 30 Aug 2026 Iran says it launched missiles at two US bases in Jordan following a US attack on Larak Island in southern Iran earlier on Sunday.
In a statement reported by Iranian news agencies on Sunday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the combined missile and drone operation, which it called “Punishment of the Aggressor”, hit the King Hussein and Al Azraq bases in Jordan.
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