Iran claims attack on US military base in Jordan as conflict widens
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the reported strike was retaliation for US attacks on five Iranian oil tankers. The claim has not been independently verified.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked a US military base in Jordan on Wednesday, presenting the action as retaliation for US strikes that reportedly destroyed five Iranian oil tankers.
The claim, reported by France 24, followed Iran’s targeting of an American warship, according to the supplied material. The reported exchange marks a further expansion of hostilities involving military strikes and Gulf shipping.
US forces reportedly struck the five tankers on Tuesday after the attack on the warship. The sequence and justification for the strikes remain claims made by the parties involved.
The supplied material does not independently verify the attack on the Jordanian base, or provide confirmed details of damage or casualties. No response from the US or Jordan was included.
The original France 24 headline referred to 10 US vessels, but the supplied report does not substantiate that figure.
