Iran attacks US bases in Bahrain, Jordan, ships in Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a series of coordinated missile and drone attacks on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, targeting U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Jordan, as well as commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes, which Iran described as retaliation for recent U.S. military actions, mark a significant escalation in the ongoing regional conflict.

According to statements from the IRGC carried by Iranian state media, the attacks in Bahrain targeted the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters at the Juffair base. The group claimed its strikes set fuel storage facilities on fire and destroyed a Patriot air defense radar, the fleet's air surveillance radar, and a CRAM early warning radar system. It also said it hit weapons storage sites, a satellite communication center, and troop accommodations. Bahrain's Defence Force stated its air defenses intercepted a number of aerial attacks and condemned the targeting of civilians and private property as a violation of international humanitarian law. No injuries were reported in Bahrain.

Simultaneously, the IRGC said it fired ballistic missiles at what it described as a key U.S. military facility in Jordan,...