Iran’s Revolutionary Guard now says it destroyed US jets and command centers in Jordan with missiles and drones, raising fresh questions about American strength and regional security.

Story Snapshot

• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims it hit US aircraft and command centers at bases in Jordan using ballistic missiles and drones.
• Tehran says F‑35, F‑15, F‑16 and MQ‑9 drone hangars and shelters at Al‑Azraq and Prince Hassan air bases were “destroyed.”
• Jordan’s military reports intercepting most incoming missiles and says there were no casualties or confirmed major damage.
• The strikes are part of a wider Iran campaign against US forces in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Gulf, testing US resolve.

IRGC says US jets and command centers were main targets in Jordan

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the regime’s elite force, announced that its aerospace branch launched a major missile and drone attack against US-linked bases in Jordan. In public statements carried by Iranian state and semi-official media, the Guard said it fired around 10 to 12 ballistic missiles at the Al-Azraq Air Base and a US command-and-control site, claiming it “destroyed” the facilities and multiple American aircraft parked there. The strike was framed as direct retaliation for recent US attacks on Iranian territory and coastal assets.

Iranian outlets and spokesmen went further, naming specific aircraft they say were hit. They claimed shelters and hangars housing advanced US F-35, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets were struck and that a “large number” of these jets were destroyed on the ground. Other official messaging from Tehran said hangars for US MQ-9 “Reaper” drones and a key command center at Jordan’s Prince Hassan Air Base were also destroyed in the first phase of the operation. Iranian messaging stresses that more attacks will follow if Washington continues its campaign.

Jordan reports interceptions, no confirmed major damage

Jordan’s military tells a different story about what happened over its skies. The Jordanian Armed Forces reported that air defense units intercepted and shot down eight missiles launched from Iran toward Jordanian territory, stressing that the interceptions led only to falling fragments, with no casualties and no material damage on the ground. Other official Jordanian and regional reporting around earlier waves notes that Amman has repeatedly intercepted similar salvos, sometimes as many as twenty missiles, again without confirmed hits on key bases.

Independent and Western reporting so far has not backed up Tehran’s strongest claims about destroyed US fighter jets or ruined command centers. Coverage that looks at previous IRGC “success” announcements across Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan finds a pattern: Iran loudly declares that bases and aircraft were wiped out, while host governments and US officials report interceptions, limited impacts, and no major loss of hardware. Analysts say the Iranian regime uses these bold victory claims as part of information warfare, trying to project power at home and intimidate US partners in the region.

Wider showdown: Iran tests US resolve and pressures US partners

The Al-Azraq and Prince Hassan strikes are not isolated events but part of a much larger Iranian campaign against American positions across the Middle East. In recent weeks, the Revolutionary Guard has claimed to hit 18 to 21 US-linked targets in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, including Ali Al Salem Air Base, facilities tied to the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and multiple aircraft shelters and fuel depots. These attacks followed strong US airstrikes against Iranian sites tied to threats in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for world energy.

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Iran’s leaders are openly trying to punish countries like Jordan for hosting US forces and to drive a wedge between Washington and regional partners. Their statements urge Jordanian citizens to oppose US bases and paint America as an “aggressor” in the region. For American readers, the message is clear: an anti-Western, anti-freedom regime is firing missiles at bases where our troops operate, while also waging a propaganda war to undercut our allies and weaken the US-led security structure that keeps trade routes open and terrorism in check.

Sources:

middleeastmonitor.com, aninews.in, economictimes.indiatimes.com, english.news.cn, iranintl.com, wanaen.com, english.mathrubhumi.com, facebook.com, igsda.org